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Energy Storage Zoning Laws

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Permitting Perils: Navigating Zoning Law Challenges for Battery Energy Storage Projects

While the technology of battery energy storage has advanced rapidly, the law surrounding the permitting and siting of such systems has often been slow to catch up. As a consequence — whether due to local caution or local...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Prohibiting Non-Accessory BESS Violates Massachusetts Law

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On April 2, 2024, the Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit rejected a portion of the Town of Sherborn’s zoning bylaw amendment pertaining to restrictions on battery energy storage systems (“BESS”), but allowed the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Solar Powered Generation Sees Significant Growth while Some Solar Energy is Increasingly Blocked from Production

Our Currents’ focus article this month is on developments in the growth of solar electric power generation and obstacles to future growth that are occurring around the U.S. from environmental groups and other energy producers...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Massachusetts Commission Recommends Expediting Siting Processes for Clean Energy Projects

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The Massachusetts Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting published its report making recommendations to Governor Maura Healey on clean energy infrastructure siting and permitting reform. Governor Healey...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Massachusetts Attorney General Disallows Zoning Restraints on Battery Energy Storage Systems

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In its September 19, 2023 letter disapproving the Town of Mansfield’s limitation on battery energy storage systems (“Mansfield letter”), under Warrant Article S15 (Zoning) voted at the Wareham Special Town Meeting of April...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Mass. AG: Municipal Prohibition of Stand-alone Battery Storage Systems Violates State Law

The Massachusetts Attorney General recently issued a written opinion denying approval of a zoning bylaw amendment passed by the Town of Wendell, which would have prohibited stand-alone battery energy storage facilities in all...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

To BESS, or Not to BESS? The Emergence of Battery Storage Systems on Long Island

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For most people, the idea of “Green Energy” likely evokes images of solar panels and wind turbines. However, the movement toward renewable energy, and a more reliable and efficient power grid, involves many other forms of...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] Overview of Siting Agreements and Land Use Considerations for Solar and Energy Storage Projects in Virginia - June 2nd,...

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Over the last several years, the Virginia General Assembly has passed several new laws to provide additional tools to developers when seeking local zoning approval for solar and energy storage projects in Virginia. One of...more

Tonkon Torp LLP

Portland's Fossil Fuel Terminal Ban Upheld by Court of Appeals

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On January 4, 2018, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision[1] in the case brought by Petitioners Columbia Riverkeeper, Portland Audubon Society, and Center for Sustainable Economy, among others, to attempt to uphold...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Utility-Scale Battery Storage Systems: Legal Issues and Opportunities

Federal and state government mandates and incentives, combined with technological advances, have dramatically increased renewable energy sources during the past decade. Variable renewable energy sources such as solar and wind...more

Troutman Pepper

An Update on Pennsylvania's Oil and Gas Law - Act 13 - After Supreme Court Decisions

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While many key provisions of Act 13 have now been struck down by the Supreme Court’s two Robinson decisions, much of the Act remains. Act 13 of 2012 represented a major overhaul of Pennsylvania’s oil and gas law and...more

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