A 100MW/400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in California. Image: Courtesy of Arevon.
New legislation in California could open pathways for easier siting of energy storage projects by making changes to zoning laws.
State Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill, AB 2625 into law a couple of days ago, which had enjoyed bipartisan political support. It removes the requirement to subdivide parcels of land which are being leased for electrical energy storage.
The bill had been sponsored by trade and advocacy group California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) and authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting, a Democrat representing the 19th Assembly District encompassing western San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County.
CESA warmly welcomed the bill’s signing, saying that it would ease development barriers to energy storage deployments in California, putting…