In committee Legislation State
AN ACT requiring mandatory community board notification and annual FDNY safety inspections for battery energy storage systems
S8120 · New York State Senate · NY · Session 2025-2026
Last action: Referred to Energy and Telecommunications Committee (2025-02-12)
What it does
Mandates that clean energy developers provide advance written notice to local community boards prior to submitting BESS permit applications. Requires annual multi-agency fire and safety inspections for operational battery systems.
Impact on projects
Establishes mandatory public notice and annual compliance inspections for all commercial BESS facilities statewide.
Status timeline
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Projects this bears on
- NineDot Energy (64-30 69th Place, 4.9 MW)
Regulates · Middle Village (Queens), NY