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SJC sides with solar developer in dispute with Petersham officials

THE STATE’S HIGHEST COURT ruled Tuesday that a decision by a small town in Central Massachusetts to block a solar project in the name of tree preservation was “improper.” The Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling breathes new life into a proposed solar farm and battery storage project from Sunpin Energy Services over the objections of Petersham, a remote town of 1,200 near the Quabbin Reservoir that consists of 97 percent forest. The case centered on …

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CommonWealth Beacon broke the news on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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