Planning Board flags consolidated-permit rule, battery-storage projects and need for bylaws
Board members discussed a regional clean-energy briefing they attended and warned that, beginning Oct. 1, certain consolidated permits for large ground-mounted solar, battery storage and wind projects will require coordinated review; the board agreed to review sample bylaws and pursue regulation updates.
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Planning Board members reported back on a clean-energy presentation that outlined changes to state permitting for larger renewable energy projects. Members said the state will require municipalities to accept consolidated permits for certain ground-mounted solar and battery‑storage projects after Oct. 1 and that large projects over a threshold may go directly to the state.
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