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Millis adds battery‑storage and data‑center definitions to zoning, amends to bar data centers town‑wide
Summary
Town Meeting adopted zoning definitions for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and data storage centers and approved an amendment to prohibit data storage centers in all zoning districts while establishing tiered treatment for BESS in industrial districts and limited residential allowances for small (tier‑1) systems.
The Zoning Bylaw Review Committee and planning board proposed adding definitions for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and data storage centers and adding BESS tiers to the Table of Use Regulations. Nicole Riley, planning board member and Zoning Bylaw Review Committee chair, said the three tiers mirror recent state definitions in the 2024 Climate Act — tier 1 under 250 kilowatt‑hours, tier 2 between 250 kWh and 10 megawatt‑hours, and tier 3 between 10 and 100 megawatt‑hours — and noted the state’s…
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