Klickitat County Commissioners asked County Planning Director Scott Edelman to make some changes to a draft document that would place a six-month moratorium on battery energy storage systems either as a stand alone project or as part of an energy generating facility, along with the storage and warehousing of lithium batteries.  While the goal has been to allow time to develop regulations around green energy large scale battery storage, but has evolved into a larger discussion around what Commissioner Dan Christopher called a “bigger public safety problem.”  Edelman made changes in an attempt to not impede existing business practices, and Christopher asked for a closer look.  Once they reach agreement on moratorium language, it will be sent to the Prosecuting Attorney’s office for a legal opinion before a hearing and adoption.