In a case of first impression, Land Court Judge Lauren Reznick ruled on summary judgment that standalone battery energy storage facilities are protected from unreasonable local zoning restrictions under G. 40A, § 3, paragraph 9 (the “Solar Zoning Provision”) as “structures. . A&K Partner Nina Pickering-Cook and Associate Marissa Grenon Gutierrez secured a key victory for client New Leaf Energy (“New Leaf”) in a landmark win for renewable energy development. A solid-state battery co-created by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Ampcera, Inc. During last Friday's Independence Day national holiday (4 July), US President Donald Trump signed the budget reconciliation bill into law. The 'One, Big, Beautiful. . — The U. Even as the Trump administration rolled out a series of anti-clean energy policies, solar and storage still accounted for 82% of all new power added to the grid in its first six months. The One. . As the grid transitions away from traditional fossil fuels towards intermittent renewable resources, energy storage becomes an important asset for energy management, in order to maintain grid reliability and price certainty, and to ensure continued supplies of power through peak demand periods.
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