Warwick battery energy storage system

What happened at a battery energy storage system in Warwick?

On June 26, 2023, fire alarms were heard at 6:06 PM at two lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) facilities in Warwick, NY. A fire broke out in the battery storage facility located on Warwick Valley Central School District land. Two of the newly installed commercial battery storage units ignited and burned.

When will a new energy storage system be available in Warwick?

Warwick. Convergent Energy said replacements may not be available until late 2024. Warwick Village Hall. ( Photo by Google Maps ) The Warwick Village Board passed a resolution proposing a new local law governing the approval of land use involving energy storage systems.

What is Warwick Village's New energy storage moratorium?

The proposed local law, which was introduced at the October 16 Warwick Village Board of Trustees meeting, would create a one-year moratorium on land use approvals for development of public utility facilities involving energy storage systems. A public hearing on the proposed local law is scheduled for November 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Why are battery energy storage sites smoldering?

A battery energy storage site at Littlefield Avenue and Hylan Boulevard in Eltingville is pictured here. Fires at two battery energy storage sites in Warwick, N.Y., have been smoldering for more than a week, after officials say a storm-related issue caused the newly installed units to ignite and burn in two separate incidents last month.

Why are two lithium-ion battery energy storage sites smoldering?

(Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Fires at two lithium-ion battery energy storage sites (BESS) in Warwick, N.Y., have been smoldering for more than a week, after officials say a storm-related issue caused the newly installed units to ignite and burn in two separate incidents on June 26.

Did a powin battery storage system catch fire?

What we have learned is that the fire alarms that went off occurred with two of Powin’s newest model battery storage systems, which are referred to as the Centipede. One of those Powin Centipede systems, on County Road 1A in Warwick, NY caught fire as of early afternoon on June 27 th, 2023.