Notice of MA Energy Facilities Siting Board Proposed Action by Consent

MEMORANDUM 

To: William F. Galvin, Secretary of State Commonwealth of Massachusetts Matthew Gorzkowicz, Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance 

From: Joan Foster Evans, Esq., General Counsel, MA Energy Facilities Siting Board 

Date: September 3, 2024 

 NOTICE 

The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”) hereby provides notice of a proposed Action by Consent. The Action by Consent corrects an omission in Condition S of the Siting Board’s Final Decision in Park City Wind LLC, EFSB 20-01/D.P.U. 20-56/20-57 (December 15, 2023) (“Final Decision”). Condition S requires Park City Wind LLC to provide certain compliance filings that “demonstrat[e] that the Onshore Substation’s actual noise profile is consistent with the modeled results it has presenting in this proceeding.” Final Decision at 154. Condition S in the Final Decision references equipment in Exhibit VW-7, at 7-12, Table 7-3. The Siting Board intended for Condition S to apply to all noise producing equipment at the proposed Substation, including additional equipment listed in Exhibit VW-7, at 7-13, Table 7-4. This Action by Consent corrects that omission, and adds reference to equipment at Exhibit VW-7, at 7-13, Table 7-4 to Condition S. The Action by Consent is taken pursuant to 980 CMR 2.07, which provides the Siting Board with the authority to render a decision, other than a final decision in an adjudicatory proceeding, by Action by Consent, when the Board determines that expeditious action is necessary. The EFSB 20-01/D.P.U. 20-56/20-57 Page 2 FAX: (617) 345-9101 TTY: (800) 323-3298 www.mass.gov/dpu Action by Consent requires the unanimous written consent of all members of the Siting Board to become effective. The Action by Consent shall become void if not signed by all members of the Siting Board prior to the next meeting of the Board. 980 CMR 2.07(3). 

As required by the Siting Board’s regulations, a copy of this Notice shall be filed with the Secretary of State and the Executive Office for Administration and Finance at least 48 hours prior to circulation of the Action by Consent to the Siting Board members for their signature. 

A full text of the proposed Action by Consent may be obtained by requesting a copy from the offices of the Energy Facilities Siting Board, One South Station, Boston, MA 02110. To request a copy, or for additional information, please contact Joan Foster Evans, Esq., at joan.evans@mass.gov.