File #: 2023-0263    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/25/2023 In control: Local Services and Land Use Committee
On agenda: Final action: 9/24/2024
Enactment date: 10/1/2024 Enactment #: 19824
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to energy storage systems; amending Ordinance 10870, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.015, Ordinance 10870, Section 44, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.020, Ordinance 10870, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.025, Ordinance 10870, Section 330, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 333, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.060, Ordinance 10870, Section 335, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.080, Ordinance 10870, Section 336, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.090, Ordinance 10870, Section 337, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.100, Ordinance 10870, Section 354, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.170, Ordinance 10870, Section 359, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.220, Ordinance 10870, Section 388, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 390, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.050, Ordinance 10870, Section 391, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.060, and Ordinance 12020, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27A.30.060, adding a new section to K.C.C. c...
Sponsors: Sarah Perry
Indexes: Energy
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 19824, 2. 2023-0263_SR_BESS, 3. 2023-0263_ATT2_S1 BESS Striker, 4. 2023-0263 S1_BESS Redline Striker, 5. 2023-0263_ATT4_T1_BESS Title Amd, 6. 2023-0263_SR_BESS_9.26.23, 7. 2023-0263_BESS_SEPA Environmental Checklist_signed_8.30.23, 8. PO 2023-0263 SEPA TD - BESS, 9. PO2023-0263 BESS SEPA Follow up memo 11-8-23, 10. Seattle Times Affidavit BESS, 11. 2023-0263_SR_BESS_3.20.24, 12. 2023-0263_ATT2_S2_BESS_Striking Amendment, 13. 2023-0263_ATT3_T2_BESS Title Amd, 14. 2023-0263_SR_BESS_7.17.24, 15. 2023-0263_ATT2_S3_BESS Striking Amendment, 16. 2023-0263_AMD1_Community Meeting, 17. 2023-0263_ATT3_T2_BESS Title Amd, 18. 2023-0263_Revised SR_BESS_7.17.24, 19. 2024-0226 Seattle Times - $475.00 - 09-24-24 Order 85213 (1545)
Staff: Tracy, Jake
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to energy storage systems; amending Ordinance 10870, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.015, Ordinance 10870, Section 44, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.020, Ordinance 10870, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.06.025, Ordinance 10870, Section 330, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 333, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.060, Ordinance 10870, Section 335, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.080, Ordinance 10870, Section 336, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.090, Ordinance 10870, Section 337, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.08.100, Ordinance 10870, Section 354, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.170, Ordinance 10870, Section 359, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.12.220, Ordinance 10870, Section 388, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.030, Ordinance 10870, Section 390, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.050, Ordinance 10870, Section 391, as amended, and K.C.C. 21A.16.060, and Ordinance 12020, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27A.30.060, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 21A.06, and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 21A.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Battery energy storage systems play a crucial role in modern energy supply by providing efficient and flexible storage for electricity generated from renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power. They help address the intermittent nature of these sources by storing excess electricity during times of low demand and releasing it when demand is high. That enhances grid stability and reliability when implemented on a region-wide scale, and increases the reliability of electricity supply for individual uses when installed to back up consumer-scale renewable energy generation systems.
B. The use of battery energy storage systems has been rapidly increasing worldwide due to advancements in battery technology, decreasing costs, heightened electricity demand, and the growing adoption of renewable energy generation. The deployment o...

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