Firm Transportation Agreement Public Hearing (DPU 25-133 and 25-134)

The Department is conducting a virtual public hearing to receive comments on Eversource’s petition for a ten-year firm transportation agreement with Algonquin Gas Transmission. The agreement will provide increased natural gas supplies to customers in New Bedford, South Attleboro, and/or Taunton. For more information, please see the Notice below. 

The public hearing will take place on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. If necessary, the public hearing will be immediately followed by a procedural conference. For audio-only access to the hearings, attendees can dial-in at 646-558-8656 (not toll free) and then enter Meeting ID# 837 8208 5246. If you anticipate providing comments over Zoom, please send an email by Friday, October 3, 2025, to laurie.e.weisman@mass.gov with your name, email, and mailing address. This hearing will be conducted in English. To request interpretation and/or translation in a language other than English, please send an email  to dpu.ej@mass.gov by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2025.  

Any person interested in commenting on this matter may submit written comments no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Thursday, October 9, 2025.A Written comments may be sent by email to dpu.efiling@mass.gov, laurie.e.weisman@mass.gov, and sfrias@keeganwerlin.com. Please note that in the interest of transparency any comments will be posted to our website as received and without redacting personal information, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses. As such, consider the extent of information you wish to share when submitting comments. The Department strongly encourages public comments to be submitted by email. If, however, a member of the public is unable to send written comments by email, a paper copy may be sent to Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110.