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La Plata Electric Association is moving forward with a utility-scale battery energy storage system after the La Plata County Board of Commissioners lifted a seven-month moratorium and revised land-use regulations. The new rules permit battery storage facilities to be located 200 feet from residential property lines, while LPEA has secured a $2 million grant for a project at its Shenandoah substation to enhance grid reliability, pending a comprehensive land-use review.