DOER has developed model bylaws for municipalities to help guide zoning and permitting for solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) facilities. These model bylaws are intended to align with draft 225 CMR 29.00: Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facility Siting and Permitting Draft Regulations.
Written feedback on the Draft Model Bylaws are due November 14. Please submit all comments via email to green.communities@mass.gov and copy cbrown@seadvantage.com. Please include “Model Bylaw Comments” and the name of the individual or organization providing the comments, in the subject line. Alternatively, stakeholders may submit comments by mail to: Joanne Bissetta, Department of Energy Resources, 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114.