45 Main St Elmsford, NY 10523-2404

Battery energy storage systems shall be allowed as a Special Permit Use in the Village's RO One Family, 1/2 Acre Residence District, B-Business District and BOL-Business Overlay District and municipally owned properties subject to the site size requirements listed in § 335-23J(4)(d)[1] . Definitions. American National Standards Institute An electronic system that protects energy storage systems from operating outside their safe operating parameters and disconnects electrical power to the energy storage system or places it in a safe condition if potentially hazardous temperatures or other conditions are detected. One or more devices, assembled together, capable of storing energy in order to supply electrical energy at a future time, not to include a stand-alone twelve-volt car battery or an electric motor vehicle. A battery energy storage system is classified as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 battery energy storage system as follows: Tier 1 battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy capacity less than or equal to 600 kWh and, if in a room or enclosed area, consist of only a single energy storage system technology. Tier 2 battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy capacity greater than 600 kWh or are comprised of more than one storage battery technology in a room or enclosed area. A single cell or a group of cells connected together electrically in series, in parallel, or a combination of both, which can charge, discharge, and store energy electrochemically. For the purposes of this subsection, batteries utilized in consumer products are excluded from these requirements. The basic electrochemical unit, characterized by an anode and a cathode, used to receive, store, and deliver electrical energy. A systematic process that provides documented confirmation that a battery energy storage system functions according to the intended design criteria and complies with applicable code requirements. A building that is built for the primary intention of housing battery energy storage system equipment, is classified as Group F-1 occupancy as defined in the International Building Code, and complies with the following: The building's only use is battery energy storage, energy generation, and other electrical grid-related operations. No other occupancy types are permitted in the building. Occupants in the rooms and areas containing battery energy storage systems are limited to personnel that operate, maintain, service, test, and repair the battery energy storage system and other energy systems.