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Sunpin Energy Services, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Petersham

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Massachusetts
Year
2021
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Sunpin Energy Services, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Petersham

About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Brief filed by amici curiae Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc. and the Abstract Club.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Massachusetts
Docket number
SJC-13860
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Mass.)
Case category
State Law Claims (US) → Other Types of State Law Cases (US)
Principal law
United States → Massachusetts Dover AmendmentUnited States → State Law—Land Use Laws → Massachusetts Zoning Law
At issue
Challenge to the denial of a special permit for a large-scale solar energy system on rural private property where tree cutting would be required.
Topics
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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04/03/2026
Brief filed by amici curiae Real Estate Bar Association for Massachusetts, Inc. and the Abstract Club.
Amicus Motion/Brief
03/31/2026
Amicus letter in support of neither party filed by Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General.
Amicus Motion/Brief
03/19/2026
Brief filed by amici curiae Community Land and Water Coalition, Inc. et al. in support of defendant-appellee in support of affirmance of land court decision and reversal of appeals court decision.
Amicus Motion/Brief
03/18/2026
Brief filed by amici curiae Solar Energy Industries Association and Alliance for Climate Transition in support of appellants.
Amicus Motion/Brief
03/17/2026
Reply brief filed by appellants.
Reply
02/17/2026
Brief filed by appellees.
Brief
01/21/2026
Brief filed by appellants.
Brief

Summary

Challenge to the denial of a special permit for a large-scale solar energy system on rural private property where tree cutting would be required.

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Group
Topics
Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance