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Southampton Town Continues Tinkering With Failsafes in BESS Codes but Nears Finish Line

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The Town Board has labored over adding more safety protection for the development of BESS facilities in response to fears from the general public over the potential for fires at the facilities. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The Town Board has labored over adding more safety protection for the development of BESS facilities in response to fears from the general public over the potential for fires at the facilities. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Feb 26, 2025
As it nears the finish line on crafting and adopting a new town code to govern battery energy storage systems, or BESS, the Southampton Town Board this week continued to... more

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