The Vacaville Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday evening to recommend a draft Battery Energy Storage System ordinance for adoption by the Vacaville City Council. Senior Planer Albert Enault gave a short presentation on the ordinance, which he previously presented on to the commission and council in study sessions. He said the city is drafting the regulations in part to create a standard that the CEC must consider through the process if any BESS project were proposed in Vacaville through that pathway. Since the last study session hosted by the planning commission, Enault said, the city’s energy consulting firm, Larsen and [...]
Planning Commission recommends BESS ordinance