MassDEP Guidance on Electric Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Chargers
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What does Massachusetts MassDEP Guidance on Electric Battery Storage and Electric Vehicle Chargers do? Summarizes existing rules, including a fire department permit above 20 kWh, or above 1 kWh at one- and two-family homes, and listing to UL 9540. It says most lithium-ion batteries are hazardous waste that can be managed as universal waste. Fire departments must approve storage decommissioning plans.
Facts
- Kind
- Agency guidance
- Status
- Published
- Stage
- In force
- Signed or decided
- August 20, 2025
- Topics
- Fire protection and siting, Permitting, Recycling and end of life
- Products
- Source
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (opens in a new tab)
- Citation
- Guidance on electric battery storage, Aug 2025
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