Which products does Texas TDI Battery Energy Storage Systems FAQ affect?

Texas TDI Battery Energy Storage Systems FAQ affects Residential energy storage systems and Commercial and utility energy storage systems.

Texas

TDI Battery Energy Storage Systems FAQ

PartialRead in the state’s own source. It stays partial until the passage is on file word for word.

What does Texas TDI Battery Energy Storage Systems FAQ do? Explains that battery systems above the NFPA 855 thresholds must meet the 2020 edition of NFPA 855 where the State Fire Marshal has jurisdiction.

Facts

Kind: Agency guidance
Status: Published
Stage: In force
Signed or decided: February 14, 2025
Topics: Fire protection and siting
Products: Residential energy storage systems Commercial and utility energy storage systems
Source: Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal's Office (opens in a new tab)
Citation: TDI State Fire Marshal's Office, Battery Energy Storage Systems FAQ (page updated Feb 14, 2025)

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