Potsdam board plans vote on six-month battery storage moratorium
The Potsdam Town Council is scheduled to vote Oct. 13 on a proposed six-month moratorium covering commercial-scale battery energy storage facilities.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
The Potsdam Town Council is scheduled to vote Oct. 13 at 4:30 p.m. on a proposed six-month moratorium for commercial-scale battery energy storage facilities. The board passed a resolution proposing the moratorium at a special meeting Friday.
The proposal would prohibit the construction, development or installation of battery energy storage facilities rated at 25 kilowatt-hours or more. Such systems can store electricity generated by commercial-scale solar and wind facilities.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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