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As New York races to meet its 2030 goal of six gigawatts of battery storage capacity, opposition to siting lithium-ion facilities in residential and commercial districts is intensifying. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has stepped into the debate, voicing concern over the risks posed by battery energy storage systems (BESS) in densely populated areas and pledging new federal safety guidance tailored for municipalities on Long Island.

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Australia’s push to expand renewable energy and storage capacity faces a familiar bottleneck: trust between developers and local communities. A new federal initiative, the Developer Rating Scheme, aims to address that challenge by scoring renewable and storage companies on governance, financial stability, and community engagement, with the first results expected after March 2026.