Attorney General decision on the Town of Blandford's solar and battery storage moratorium
Partial
What does Massachusetts Attorney General decision on the Town of Blandford's solar and battery storage moratorium do? Disapproved the town's temporary moratorium on large ground-mounted solar and battery storage, so it never took effect. It found that battery storage systems count as solar energy systems that state zoning law protects.
Facts
- Kind
- Agency guidance
- Status
- Published
- Stage
- In force
- Signed or decided
- March 11, 2026
- Topics
- Fire protection and siting, Permitting
- Products
- Source
- Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (opens in a new tab)
- Citation
- Municipal Law Unit decision
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