Freetown adopts zoning amendments restricting large battery storage to industrial zones
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Summary
Freetown voters adopted zoning amendments to regulate large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), restricting them to industrial zones and establishing tiered definitions. The planning board stated the bylaw aims to preserve local control and prevent state permits from overriding local regulations when new state rules take effect in October. Residential-scale storage is excluded from the new restrictions.
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The town adopted zoning amendments to regulate large-scale battery energy storage systems, restricting them to industrial zones and clarifying tiers.
Residential-scale storage is excluded from the new restrictions.
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