Regulatory TREND. Safety and Battery Storage.

Where: Arizona

What sparked a safety concern about battery storage? A fire at a battery storage facility on April 19, 2019

What issue did an Arizona regulator raise? that lithium ion battery storage create a unacceptable risk

3 goals of utility scale battery storage according to this Arizona utility commissioner:

• sustainable
• less risky
• do not utilize chemistries that have a potential to release hydrogen fluoride in the event of a fire or explosion

Utility Dive | Arizona commissioner cites ‘unacceptable risks’ from lithium-ion batteries for large-scale projects