Fire safety distance requirements for energy storage cabinets

In Section 15.5 of NFPA 855, we learn that individual ESS units shall be separated from each other by a minimum of three feet, unless smaller separation distances are documented to be adequate and approved by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) based on large-scale fire testing.
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Fire safety distance requirements for energy storage cabinets

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