Salem Board extends battery storage moratorium six months
Salem Town Board extends battery storage moratorium for six months. The board unanimously passed Resolution 23 extending the temporary ban on commercial battery energy storage systems and scheduled a public hearing for April 8, 2026, after the Planning Board raised concerns about fire management
misc · Meeting of March 11, 2026
NY SALEM — Salem Town Board extends battery storage moratorium for six months. The board unanimously passed Resolution 23 extending the temporary ban on commercial battery energy storage systems and scheduled a public hearing for April 8, 2026, after the Planning Board raised concerns about fire management and environmental contamination risks. In related action, the board voted 5-0 to approve a 100,000-dollar carriage barn restoration project at the Historic Salem Courthouse with private grant funding, and voted unanimously to investigate alternative rental space for the Town Office due to a red-tagged inoperable heating system.
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Source: the misc meeting of March 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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