Protect our Forests, Water and Farmland
ACTIONS TO TAKE
1- Please sign up for and attend these public info session and let DOER know that their regulations and
guidelines won't protect public health or the enviroment.
Public Information Sessions (Virtual)
The Clean Energy Siting & Permitting team will hold two virtual information sessions to review the draft guidelines and answer questions.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
10 a.m. – noon
Register for the Feb. 24 session
Wednesday, Feb. 25
6 – 8 p.m.
Register for the Feb. 25 session
DOER Public Information Session background and comment details:
Background
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/clean-energy-siting-permitting-regulations
DOER on January 21, 2026 published updated draft guidelines.
Written Comments
DOER is now accepting public comments on the draft guidelines. Comments may be emailed to DOER.Siting.Permitting@mass.govor mailed to:
Division of Clean Energy Siting & Permitting, c/o Rick Collins, Director, 100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02114
The deadline to submit comments on the guidelines is March 13, 2026.
View the public comments received on the draft regulation.
Or mail to:
Division of Clean Energy Siting & Permitting
c/o Rick Collins, Director
100 Cambridge Street, 9th Floor
2- SUPPORT THESE BILLS RELATED TO BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ( BESS)
a) Please contact your State Representative and Senator , found here, and call to say or send an e-mail to say:
Responsible Solar Massachusetts is a grassroots group focused on solar siting issues in Massachusetts. Our goal is to build a network and share information with individuals and other groups who are concerned about what is happening in our communities, in the state, and beyond. Working together, we can navigate this quickly-changing area and ensure that solar siting is done appropriately and with a positive result for climate, the environment and human health and safety.
We invite you to:
1) Explore our website and join our mailing list for occasional news updates and invitations to educational
forums. https://www.responsiblesolarma.org/contact. Spread the word!
2) Provide input on how we can work effectively/efficiently by completing this brief survey. Let us know what’s useful to you and how you want to be engaged,3) Join our google group, an email group for sharing information, asking questions, and encouraging action around responsible solar concerns. To join, complete question 1 of the survey.
LOSING GROUND
Over 4,000 acres have been clear-cut for solar. The state is calling for another 100,000 acres.[Forest clear cuts are often in core habitat and critical natural landscapes. We need intact forests, not clear cuts, to protect our water and native biodiversity at a time when plants and animals are going extinct right here in Massachusetts.
https://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/advocacy/alternative-energy/solar ; https://savethepinebarrens.org/resources-2/
OUR BEGINNINGS
Statewide Rally July 31, 2021 in the News
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