Prohibits the siting and construction of battery energy storage systems on Staten Island.
New York State Senate Bill S06557 aims to prohibit the siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and related facilities on Staten Island. The bill defines "battery energy storage system" as devices capable of storing energy to supply electrical energy at a future time, excluding stand-alone car batteries and electric motor vehicles. The prohibition applies to all battery energy storage systems, regardless of scale or storage capacity, except those in industrial zones and small-scale residential applications.
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