Sep 24, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
Battery Energy Storage Systems and solar energy need each other, but not everyone wants them in their neighborhoods. The risk of fires that are hard to extinguish are giving residents pause. Listen to…
Annie BennettHostI heard Warwick get summoned to that location somewhere around 830-ish in the morning for an active battery energy storage fire.
So I immediately knew I was going to be called to the scene.
So I started heading that way.
And when the incident commander got there, he immediately called for hazmat.
So from there, I got on scene and knew that this was going to burn for more than the normal duration of a fire.
With a goal of developing 6,000 megawatts of storage capacity by 2030, New York is building out its infrastructure.
Melissa Hale-Spencer is the editor of the Altamont Enterprise and has been covering the topic in Albany County.
I heard Warwick get summoned to that location somewhere around 830-ish in the morning for an active battery energy storage fire.
So I immediately knew I was going to be called to the scene.
So I started heading that way.
And when the incident commander got there, he immediately called for hazmat.
So from there, I got on scene and knew that this was going to burn for more than the normal duration of a fire.
With a goal of developing 6,000 megawatts of storage capacity by 2030, New York is building out its infrastructure.
Melissa Hale-Spencer is the editor of the Altamont Enterprise and has been covering the topic in Albany County.
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