Legal Opinion
City of Brockton v. Energy Facilities Siting Board (No. 1)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 31, 2014No. SJC 11406PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
Brockton Power Company LLC (Brockton Power, or company) filed a petition pursuant to G. L. c. 164, § 69PÁ (§ 69PA), with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (board) to construct and operate a 350-megawatt combined-cycle energy generating facility (facility) powered by natural gas and ultra-low sulfur distillate (ULSD) on a 13.2-acre lot in the city of Brockton (city). After extensive hearings, the board approved Brockton Power’s petition, with conditions. The city, the town of West Bridgewater (town), and a group of residents of the city and the town (residents), all interveners in the…
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