Zoning Practice
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Battery Energy Storage Systems
March 2024
This issue of Zoning Practice explores how stationary battery storage fits into local land-use plans and zoning regulations. It briefly summarizes the market forces and land-use issues associated with battery energy storage systems development, analyzes existing regulations for these systems, and offers guidance for new regulations rooted in sound planning principles.
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- Emerging professionals interested in learning more about plan implementation
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Spotlight on Zoning Practice
March 13, 2024
Big Batteries Are Changing the Energy Landscape
February 9, 2024
Can Floating Homes Help Us Dodge Climate Hazards?
January 12, 2024
Harnessing the Power of Patterns for Zoning Reform
December 11, 2023
Can Zoning Save Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)?
November 13, 2023
Tribal Zoning? Well, It’s Complicated
October 11, 2023
Are We Close to Automating Zoning?
September 12, 2023
Who’s That Knocking at Your Door?
August 14, 2023
Whose Status Quo Should Zoning Protect?
Share Your Expertise
Zoning Practice welcomes proposals from outside contributors
We are especially eager to hear from potential authors with expertise on the following topics:
- Using zoning to advance equity, sustainability, and resilience objectives
- Recent trends in small town and rural area zoning
- The effects of demographic or technological change on land-use demand