SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & Another v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM (2025)

Citation: SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & Another v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM (2025)
Parent Document: SUNPIN ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, & Another v. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF PETERSHAM (2025)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2025-07-09
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10625896/sunpin-energy-services-llc-ano... ↗

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The project is a 4.3-megawatt (direct current) photovoltaic generation and 2.0-megawatt energy storage system and requires the construction of a ground-mounted solar array and battery racks.  The solar panels will be mounted on a simple fixed-tilt, post, rail, and cross beam racking system.  The entire solar array, approximately 12,090 solar photovoltaic panels and related equipment, will be enclosed with a seven-foot high chain link fence and a locking gate.  The property consists of approximately twenty-four acres, and the majority of the site is wooded; trees that shade the 14.3-acre portion of the property where the array will be located will be cleared in order to reduce shade and maximize the energy output of the system.  Prior to the final submission of its application and site plan to the board, Sunpin obtained an order of conditions from the town conservation commission under the Wetlands Protection Act, allowing the project to proceed.  See G. L. c. 131, § 40.

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