Expediting Battery Storage in California

What is happening? California’s AB 2625 (2022 | CA) exempts energy storage projects from the state’s Subdivision Map Act which required local zoning approval for storage projects.

Why is this important? To meet its clean air goals, California will need to develop and deploy 100s of new storage installations totaling 10,000 MW of energy storage within the next decade.

How will this be important? Bipartisan legislators in California talk about clean air and electricity in terms of “economic growth and job creation, cleaner air, strengthened energy security, and lower energy bills.

Utility Dive | California exempts energy storage from subdivision rule to accelerate deployment