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Sudbury planners note new state timelines for battery and energy-storage approvals
Summary
Planning staff told the board the state has issued new guidelines requiring local approvals for battery and storage facilities to be completed within 12 months beginning in October; the board was alerted to the timeline but took no formal action.
At the June 24 meeting Planning Director Adam Burney told the Sudbury Planning Board that the state has established new timeline guidelines for permitting battery and energy-storage facilities. Burney said as of October town boards must complete reviews and approvals for such projects within a 12-month period.
The board discussed the timeline as an administrative matter and did not take formal action; Burney framed the change as a new statewide scheduling requirement that town staff and boards will need to track during upcoming permit reviews.
