Burton: Massachusetts passed permitting reform with 12-15 month project deadlines
Tom Burton · A ‘rain delay’ for the energy transition [partner content] · Jan 20, 2026 · at 8:00
Tom Burton, chair of Mintz's energy practice, discusses state-level regulatory templates for accelerating clean energy project approvals.
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“And at least, you know, in Massachusetts, for example, you know, we passed a permitting reform law in, in the last year that really cut down the time in which renewable energy projects could be permitted pretty substantially, you know, deadlines within a year, you know, 15 months, automatic approvals if deadlines are missed, things like that, you know, appeals going straight to the, our Supreme Court, our state Supreme Court, as opposed to working their way through the court systems.”
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