Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main
This webpage includes information from first responder and industry guidance as well as background information on battery energy
Utility Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Handbook
The detailed information, reports, and templates described in this document can be used as project guidance to facilitate all phases of a BESS project to improve safety, mitigate
Code Compliant Connection of Portable and Movable Battery Energy
This free report provides guidance for the safe installation and use of portable/movable battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Systems
This safety standard, developed by firefighters, fire protection professionals, and safety experts, provides comprehensive requirements and guidance on the design, installation, and operation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Key Findings
Key Findings States and municipalities should clarify which entities hold siting authority, develop safety guidance, adopt updated fire codes, build pathways for meaningful community input,
ACP proposes BESS safety plan and policy recommendations
Clean energy trade body American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released a battery energy storage system (BESS) safety framework outlining key actions and policy
Key Safety Standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Learn about key safety standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and how innovations like immersion cooling enhance safety and reliability.
Department of Energy
This checklist provides federal agencies with a standard set of tasks, questions, and reference points to assist in the early stages of battery energy storage systems (BESS) project
National Fire Protection Association BESS Fact Sheet
This material contains some basic information about energy storage systems (ESS). It identifies some of the requirements in NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Energy Storage
Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main Considerations for Safe
This webpage includes information from first responder and industry guidance as well as background information on battery energy storage systems (challenges & fires), BESS
2025 Nonresidential Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
Frequently asked questions about the nonresidential battery energy storage system (BESS) requirements for the 2025 Energy Code.