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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations and the Department of Energy Resources, is developing guidance on the public health, safety and environmental impacts of electric battery storage and electric vehicle chargers.
The guidance, required by climate legislation signed into law last November, will identify regulations, codes and guidelines that govern the safe installation, operation and decommissioning of electric battery storage systems and EV chargers. The guidance will also explain the different types and sizes of electric battery storage systems and EV chargers.
The MassDEP is seeking written public comments about how to make the guidance useful and accessible to the public and local officials.
In particular, drafters would like to know:
• Topics the guidance should address related to the public health, safety and environmental impacts of electric battery storage and electric vehicle chargers
• How the guidance can be most useful for the public, municipal officials, and the electric battery storage and EV charger industries
Written comments will be accepted through June 11 at 5 p.m. by mail or by email to massdep.permitassistance@mass.gov or by mail to MassDEP, 100 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02114.