The Details are as Follows:

• Location: Route 44, Kingston
• Map and Lot: Map 92 Lot 5, Map 96 Lot 1, Map 96 Lot 2, Map 96 Lot 5, Map 96 Lot 6, Map 97 Lot 1, Map 97 Lot 2
• Site Owner: PK Realty Trust, dba Off Brook Street Realty Trust, Plympton Sand and Gravel, and Bishops Highway Solar, LLC
• Name of Project: Bishops Highway Solar
• Solar Developer: ReWild Renewables, LLC
• Engineer: Kimley-Horn, LLC
• Size of Project: 22 acres
• Megawatts: 5MW AC
• Battery Energy Storage System: Yes

Land Use and Natural Resources Impacts:

• A portion of the project is located within a Water Resource Overlay District
• The entire site lies within Critical Natural Landscape
• A portion of the project will result in deforestation with a Zone II wellhead projection area for the Town of Kingston
• The project is within 330 feet of Core Habitat
• The project is within 550 feet of Priority Habitat of Rare Species
• The project is adjacent to the Muddy Ponds Preserve
• The project will result in 22 acres of tree clearing (11 acres previously cleared without a building permit, 11 new acres of deforestation for this project)

See our analysis using MassMapper: Bishops Highway Solar

Required Permits:

• Site Plan Review from the Kingston Planning Board
• Site Alteration Permit from the Kingston Planning Board
• Stormwater Management Permit from the Kingston Planning Board
• Order of Conditions or Negative Determination from the Kingston Conservation Commission

Permissions/Consultations Already Completed:

• US Fish and Wildlife
• Natural Heritage and Endangered Species
• Mass Historical Commission

Upcoming Hearings/Public Comments:

• December 2, 2025: Written public comment deadline to the Kingston Planning Board
• December 8, 2025, 7 pm: Kingston Planning Board Site Plan Review, Site Alteration, and Stormwater Management Permit Public Hearing

Prior Hearings:

• N/A

Supporting Documents:

• 1_Project Narrative_Bishops Hwy_2025.10.23 2_Civil Plans – Bishops Highway Solar_2025.10.22 3_Stormwater Report – Bishops Highway Solar_2025.10.22 20250904 – Concept Layout with Existing Conditions
• 2_Civil Plans – Bishops Highway Solar_2025.10.22
• 3_Stormwater Report – Bishops Highway Solar_2025.10.22
• 20250904 – Concept Layout with Existing Conditions

Solar energy is essential to our state’s plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. However, clearing forests and open space for ground-mounted solar has become one of the leading causes of forest loss and land-use change in Massachusetss. Southeastern Massachusetts is home to the second largest area of coastal pine barrens in the US, home to 200 state-listed rare and threatened species. Habitat loss is the leading driver of loss of biodiversity, a key indicator of climate change. It is essential that we preserve our forests while growing solar. Read more: Growing Solar, Protecting Nature by Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest.