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Long Island Town Votes to Ban Large-Scale Battery Storage Facilities

The unanimous vote follows years of safety concerns after fires at battery sites in California and East Hampton, officials said.

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The Town of Islip has voted to ban large-scale battery energy storage facilities, a move that blocks a proposed facility in Hauppauge.

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Long Island town votes to ban large-scale battery storage facilities

The Town of Islip has voted to ban large-scale battery energy storage facilities, a move that blocks a proposed facility in Hauppauge.

·New York, United States
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Islip Town Board bans large-scale battery energy storage facilities

The ban prohibits any new battery storage facility with a capacity of more than 600 kilowatts-per-hour from functioning in Islip Town.

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Town Bans Large-Scale BESS Facilities - Long Island Life & Politics

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The Town of Islip has been in the throes of a national and local issue for the past two years, that of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) [...] The post Town Bans Large-Scale BESS Facilities appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.

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Newsday broke the news in Melville, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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