Bright yellow signs reading “Stop Lithium Battery Farms in Residential Zones” dot driveways, front lawns, and trees in the neighborhoods of suburban Duxbury on the South Shore.

According to residents, the signs began popping up a few weeks ago when word began to spread that developers, New Leaf Energy, were moving forward in their plans to construct a 5-megawatt battery storage facility behind a residential neighborhood on West Street.

Duxbury had already rejected the project twice, beginning in 2023. But in June, the Massachusetts Land Court overturned the town’s decision, citing the Dover Amendment — a law that protects facilities related to solar energy collection from unreasonable restriction.

While the proposed storage facility won’t have solar panels, it will store energy generate

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