With the 2026 edition of NFPA 855 expected to be finalized and published in 2025, the energy storage industry is already incorporating key enhanced requirements and is ready to work with states and local governments to implement the latest version of the standard..
With the 2026 edition of NFPA 855 expected to be finalized and published in 2025, the energy storage industry is already incorporating key enhanced requirements and is ready to work with states and local governments to implement the latest version of the standard..
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 28, 2025 — Today, the American Clean Power Association (ACP) released a comprehensive framework to ensure the safety of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in every community across the United States, informed by a new assessment of previous fire incidents at BESS. .
Sandia demonstrations are a key part in advancing DOE’s mission of an equitable, carbon-free, and secure grid of the future Safety research on batteries Fire safety for fielded systems Enabling secure ES deployment/grid Analytics ES demonstration project data collection & system analysis sofware. .
This Blueprint for Safety fact sheet provides a comprehensive framework that presents actionable and proven solutions for advancing safety at the national, state, and local level. The goal is to ensure the safe and reliable performance of battery energy storage systems as critical power grid. .
An overview of the relevant codes and standards governing the safe deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage systems in the United States. This document offers a curated overview of the relevant codes and standards (C+S) governing the safe deployment of utility-scale battery energy storage.
