Officials: Two East Hampton Battery Storage Facilities Will Suspend Operations Until Fire Suppression Compounds Are Removed
Two Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in East Hampton Town will continue to suspend operation until a controversial fire suppression agent is removed from the facilities, announced Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine on Oct. 9. The move comes after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a report in early September concluding that the chemical in the fire suppression system, NOVEC 1230, was the likely cause of contamination