Services
Independent Peer Review
Neutral, plain-language reviews of proposed battery storage projects for planning commissions, fire authorities and the public.
A Neutral Assessment for Permitting and Public Hearings
Fractal Energy Storage Consultants provides independent peer reviews of proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in development. Our plain-language reports give planning commissions, fire authorities and the public a neutral assessment of a project's design, fire safety and community impacts to support permitting and public hearings.
Independent
Our fee does not depend on our findings. The developer can correct facts, but the conclusions are ours.
Experienced
Our team has installed, commissioned, operated and maintained BESS assets across multiple markets.
Plain Language
Reports are written for planning commissions, fire authorities and members of the public, not just engineers.
Scope of Review
A Typical Peer Review Covers
- Project description, site layout and equipment to be deployed
- Grid services and projected benefits
- Procurement and specification requirements, compared at three levels: current code minimum, developer specification and supplier capability
- Site environmental and seismic design conditions
- Local and state fire code and standard requirements
- Battery enclosure fire protection and thermal runaway
- BESS fire incident history and relevance to the project
- Permitting path, public review and off-site emergency planning
- Operations, maintenance and electrical safety
- Third-party fire protection compliance report
- Stakeholder concerns or questions
Stakeholder Topics
Common community questions, answered in plain language.
- Noise
- Air Emissions
- Seismic Design
- Code Compliance
- Stormwater, Firewater and Runoff
- Gen-Tie and EMF
- Wildfire
- Decommissioning and Recycling
- Emergency Response Planning
- Visual, Lighting and Security
- Construction and Traffic
- Water Use
Review Process
Project Review
Review of the developer's project parameters, site plans, maps, easements and written answers to our questions, together with public sources.
Fact Check
The developer reviews a draft only to supply project information and correct factual errors. The findings remain Fractal's own.
Public Report
A plain-language report with an overall opinion and key takeaways that can be shared with the fire authority, planning staff and the public.