PNNL: Report Offers Electric Co-ops Guidance on Battery Storage Safety
August 05, 2025
August 05, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, titled 'Battery Energy Storage System Safety Report: Design Considerations for Electric Cooperatives,' provides electric cooperatives with a look into the safety codes and standards for battery energy storage systems (BESS). The report, prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy, was written by Matthew Paiss, Vince Sprenkle, Lauren Khair, and Michael Leitman and is identified as PNNL-36330. The doc . . .