[MassHistPres] Solar Panel Legislation

[Dennis De Witt]

I cannot find any reference to the two hearings, much less transcripts.  Was anyone aware of them at the time?

Is it significant that the bill has no cosponsors?

Dennis De Witt
Brookline

> On Nov 20, 2023, at 2:03 PM, George Triantaris via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> Has this pending legislation been discussed here (see below)?  I am hoping that it has and I just missed it.   Seems it is pretty far down the road.  Consistent with the post regarding heat pumps earlier today from Dennis De Witt - it seems to be forcing historic commissions onto the wrong side of the climate/energy issue - rather than recognizing that historic structures require special consideration and that most districts want to allow these updates but have them installed in a way that sensitive to the buildings and the context.
> 
> https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1289     
> 
> Also here is a piece from WBUR - again the suggestion is that historic commissions are arbitrary - perhaps they have been in some cases - maybe a statewide approach would help?
> 
> https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/11/15/cape-cod-historic-homes-solar-pannels
> 
> -- 
> Many thanks,
> 
> George Triantaris, Chair
> Harvard Historical Commission
> https://www.harvard-ma.gov/historical-commission  
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