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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brant Cheikes via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2025 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Pointers to MA towns with approved battery storage bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings, planners:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m serving on a town study committee which is investigating how we might appropriately regulate siting & operational management of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (ESS), without running afoul of existing zoning exemptions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re looking for model bylaws to consider using as a template. We are aware of ESS zoning bylaws that were approved by Medway and Sunderland and also approved by the AGO. Are there any others?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to email me directly and I’ll summarize back to the list in a few days.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">/Brant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brant Cheikes (Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Town of Whately Planning Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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