[Massplanners] Request for Input on Upcoming DOER Solar Standards

[Rick Collins]

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Rick Collins
Town of Abington Planning Board

On Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 11:21 AM ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Hi, massplanners:
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> Of late, my colleague, Michael DeChiara and I have been working on a paper
> that makes recommendations to the state DOER as to the “standards” they
> will soon be developing for the local regulation of small ground-mounted
> solar installations (under 25MW) after March 1, 2026.  As you’ll recall the
> Clean Energy bill says that towns that accept the DOER standards will be
> released from 40A:3 solar exemption for Solar Installations of 25MW or less
> (just about all of them so far).
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> We are trying to be helpful, putting together these recommendations based
> on our decade+ of experience with regulating these projects. Hoping to
> build a constituency behind standards informed by municipal experience and
> get out in front on this.
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> The DOER outcome will affect many of the towns professional planners work
> in, so we are submitting it to you for any comments you might have ahead of
> any wider distribution. We’re inviting comment from any planners with solar
> bylaw or regulatory experience, but will only send the draft to those
> asking to review it. It’s 8 pages and a manageable read.
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> Thanks so much,
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> Jeff Lacy
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> Rural Planning Associates
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