Tad Heuer

Jul 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Tad Heuer |Kevin Chen

"Chevron is overruled." The Supreme Court today abandoned a forty-year-old precedent and held that courts may no longer defer to federal agencies' reasonable interpretations of ambiguous legislation.

Jun 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | Tad Heuer

While the technology of battery energy storage has advanced rapidly, the law surrounding the permitting and siting of such systems has often been slow to catch up. As a consequence — whether due to local caution or local opposition — many storage projects are finding that zoning is one of the major challenges to bringing stand-alone storage systems online. Squaring the zoning circle is one of the keys to developing a successful storage project.

Jun 14, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Tad Heuer

While the technology of battery energy storage has advanced rapidly, the law surrounding the permitting and siting of such systems has often been slow to catch up. As a consequence — whether due to local caution or local opposition — many storage projects are finding that zoning is one of the major challenges to bringing stand-alone storage systems online. Squaring the zoning circle is one of the keys to developing a successful storage project.

Apr 5, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Tad Heuer |Joshua Rosen

The Massachusetts Attorney General recently issued a written opinion denying approval of a zoning bylaw amendment passed by the Town of Wendell, which would have prohibited stand-alone battery energy storage facilities in all the town’s zoning districts. This is a significant development, marking the first time the Attorney General has expressly ruled that municipalities cannot prohibit or unreasonably regulate stand-alone battery storage systems.

Apr 4, 2023 | energyclimatecounsel.com | Joshua Rosen |Tad Heuer

The Massachusetts Attorney General recently issued a written opinion denying approval of a zoning bylaw amendment passed by the Town of Wendell, which would have prohibited stand-alone battery energy storage facilities in all the town’s zoning districts. This is a significant development, marking the first time the Attorney General has expressly ruled that municipalities cannot prohibit or unreasonably regulate stand-alone battery storage systems.