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Municipal leaders and conservation groups press Legislature to restore local control over land‑mounted solar siting
Summary
Municipal and conservation witnesses urged lawmakers to pass H.2312 to let towns reasonably regulate ground‑mounted solar projects under 25 MW so panels and batteries are sited in low‑impact locations rather than on forests and productive farmland.
Witnesses representing municipal officials, conservation organizations and community groups urged the Joint Committee to advance House Bill 2312 to restore municipal authority to regulate the siting of ground‑mounted solar projects under 25 megawatts. Speakers said the statutory protection (commonly known as the Dover Amendment language in G.L. c.40A) was written decades ago for rooftop and small systems and is now being invoked to preempt local…
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