Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan

The Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Storage Program would like to acknowledge the external advisory board that contributed to the topic

2025 Jun 05

Energy Storage System

A stationary energy storage system is typically used to provide electrical power and includes associated fire protection, explosion mitigation, ventilation and/or exhaust

2025 Jun 13

Best Practices for Operation and Maintenance of

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, SunSpec Alliance, and the SunShot National Laboratory Multiyear Partnership (SuNLaMP) PV O&M Best Practices

2025 Mar 20

NFPA 855: The Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems

NFPA 855 is an essential standard to follow to maintain worker safety while around stationary energy storage systems.

2025 Jan 25

Battery Energy Storage System Model Law

Instructions This Model Law can be adopted by the governing board of cities, towns, and villages (hereinafter "local governments" or "municipalities") to regulate the installation, operation,

2025 Oct 19

CPUC Sets New Safety Standards and Enhances Oversight of

The CPUC modified General Order 167, which currently provides a method to implement and enforce maintenance and operation standards for electric generating facilities,

2024 Apr 08

New York Battery Energy Storage System Guidebook for

As an important first step in protecting public and firefighter safety while promoting safe energy storage, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

2025 Aug 24

Quality Requirements for Battery Energy Storage Systems

The purpose of this quality requirements specification (QRS) is to specify quality management requirements and the proposed extent of purchaser intervention activities for the procurement

2025 Oct 16

Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems

Battery energy storage system applicants may include a plan for periodic augmentation to maintain the capacity of the system or nominally increase the capacity of the system for

2025 Dec 21

Energy Storage System (ESS) Equipment Approval and

UL 9540: Energy Storage Systems and Equipment Full-scale testing report based on UL 9540A (Test Method for Evaluating Thermal Runaway Fire Propagation in Batery

2025 Aug 06

Energy Storage & Safety

Energy storage facilities use established safety equipment and strategies to ensure that risks associated with the installation and operation of the battery systems are appropriately mitigated.

2024 Nov 22

Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main Considerations for Safe

EPA has developed comprehensive guidance to help communities safely plan for installation and operation of BESS facilities as well as recommendations for incident response.

2024 Jun 10

DR Response 2

2.1 Purpose This Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is provided by Coffman Engineers, Inc. (Coffman) for the Potentia-Viridi Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)

2025 Feb 11

Utility Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Handbook

This report summarizes over a decade of experience with energy storage deployment and operation into a single high-level resource to aid project team members,

2024 Jul 09

PSC Approves NYSERDA''s Bulk Energy Storage Program Implementation Plan

The 2024 Energy Storage Order established a statewide goal of deploying 3,000 MW of new bulk energy storage by 2030 and required that NYSERDA submit a draft

2024 Sep 18

Utility Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Handbook

Research Overview Primary Audience Utility project managers and teams developing, planning, or considering battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

2025 Aug 05

First Responders Guide to Lithium-Ion Battery Energy

There is ongoing debate in the energy storage industry over the merits of fire suppression in outdoor battery enclosures. On one hand, successful deployment of clean-agent fire

2025 Nov 20

Best Practices for Operation and Maintenance of

Energy storage systems are discussed in the context of dependencies, including relevant technologies, system topologies, and approaches to energy storage management systems.

2025 May 07

The BESS System: Construction, Commissioning, and O&M Guide

A comprehensive guide on the construction, commissioning, and operation & maintenance of industrial and commercial energy

2025 Jul 14

DOE ESHB Chapter 21 Energy Storage System Commissioning

The commissioning plan includes start-up procedures based on an equipment list, system manuals, sequence of operations (SOO), and operating specifications (this includes

2025 Feb 01

How to Plan and Install an Industrial Energy Storage Project

A complete guide on how to plan and install industrial energy storage projects — from feasibility assessment to system maintenance — for reliable power management.

2025 May 08

Guide to Regular Maintenance of Battery Energy

As a key component of modern energy solutions, battery energy storage systems require regular maintenance to ensure long-term

2025 Oct 25

Energy Storage Equipment Operation Process: A Step-by-Step

Our readers range from renewable energy newbies to facility managers looking to optimize their energy storage equipment operation process – and yes, we''ve got something for

2025 Sep 24

Commissioning and Maintenance Processes for Energy Storage

As renewable energy continues to grow rapidly, energy storage systems are becoming an essential part of modern power systems. Proper commissioning and

2025 Jan 23

Siting and Safety Best Practices for Battery Energy Storage

Safety In addition to NYSERDA''s BESS Guidebook, ESA issued the U.S. Energy Storage Operational Safety Guidelines in December 2019 to provide the BESS industry with a guide to

2024 Oct 17

USA000259-23 FY 2023 Op Energy Strategy USD

The Operational Energy Strategy is the Department''s response to the opportunities and challenges of providing resilient energy to the Joint warfighter and details the Department''s

2025 Jan 17

Arlington Battery Energy Storage System Operations

Program Overview The purpose of this document is to describe Ameresco''s Operational and Maintenance Procedures for system operations and monitoring, responding to

2024 Jan 22

Energy Storage System (ESS) Equipment Approval and

Manufacturer/product specific documents such as installation & operational manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), emergency management/response plan, etc. Maximum

2025 Apr 16

View/Download Energy storage equipment operation plan [PDF]

PDF version includes complete article with source references. Suitable for printing and offline reading.