This podcast contains comments from the July 9, 2024 Bryan city council meeting.

The Bryan city council adds to the city's zoning regulations, where battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be located.

After an explanation from councilman James Edge and Benjamin Johnson of the city's planning department, the council unanimously approved restricting sites to industrial areas.

In addition to being restricted to industrial areas, an applicant must also get a conditional use permit to build and operate sites that collects then discharges power during demand peaks.

The Bryan fire department sought to keep battery storage sites away from commercial and residential areas in part because of the difficulty of extinguishing battery fires and how that could result in discharging waste runoff.

Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of Bryan.

Click HERE to read and download the ordinance and the city of Bryan staff report.