Battery Storage Zoning Moratorium

At a glance

• What: Caron, Planning Board chair, asked to amend Chapter 181 of the Zoning Code to create a temporary moratorium on locally regulated commercial battery energy storage systems (petition 159-26).
• Where it stands: On October 6 Legislative Affairs reported and the Council referred it to the Planning Board for a public hearing, 11-0.
• Next: Planning Board public hearing; date not in the minutes.

Referred to Legislative Affairs on September 15 together with the Data Center Zoning Moratorium petition. Both were referred to the Planning Board for hearing on October 6.

Sources

• City Council minutes, October 6, 2026: https://www.fitchburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10062026-5418
• City Council minutes, September 15, 2026: https://www.fitchburgma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09152026-5385

Log

2026-10-06 - City Council

Report accepted; petition referred to the Planning Board for a public hearing, 11-0.

2026-09-15 - City Council

Referred to Legislative Affairs.