Draft Code Language Includes Changes to Improve Coordination and Emergency Preparedness
Will Advance Safe and Reliable Growth of Battery Storage Capacity, a Critical Component to the Clean Energy Transition
Working Group Was Created To Enhance Safety Standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced updates to the New York Fire Code that contains draft code language to address the recommendations from the Governor’s Interagency Fire Safety Working Group. The draft code language includes updates and additions to improve coordination, safety and emergency preparedness in the planning of energy storage projects. As the battery energy storage system (BESS) industry evolves, the proposed recommendations will advance the safe and reliable growth of BESS capacity that is critical to the clean energy transition.