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Scoping document for Battery Energy Storage Systems Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

 
Publication number Date Published
26-06-017August 2026
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Author(s) Clean Energy Coordination
Description Ecology is studying the potential adverse impacts of battery energy storage systems in Washington – including ways potential negative effects can be avoided, reduced or mitigated. The scoping document provides initial information about the evaluation process and a general overview of battery energy storage.
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Keywords Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements, battery energy storage systems, PEIS, BESS, scoping document
WEB PAGE Programmatic environmental impact statements
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