Palmer Renewable Energy is likely to get an OK Wednesday from the Zoning Board of Appeals whether board members want to or not. Palmer Renewable is on the agenda for the Zoning Board of Appeals 6 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Front Conference Room, 70 Tapley St., Springfield. It just doesn’t make sense to me.”The power plant will pollute, opponents like McArthur say. In May, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled in favor of Palmer Renewable Energy’s attempt to revive its biomass plant using permits that expired over a decade ago. There’s a status update due to the Appeals Court March 18.