Public Hearing Notice  Public Comment Hearings: Central-Western MA Energy Improvement Project

The Siting Board will conduct three hybrid public comment hearings with both inperson and remote participation options, as follows:

Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Leicester Town Hall Gym 3 Washburn Square Leicester, MA 01524 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Deerfield Town Hall Main Meeting Room 8 Conway St South Deerfield, MA 01373

Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Belchertown Town Hall Auditorium 2 Jabish St Belchertown, MA 01007 

Remote attendees: join by using this link – from a computer, tablet, or smart device. For audio-only participation attendees can dial in at (646) 558-8656 (not a toll-free number) and then enter the Webinar ID: 873-9182-7695.

To provide oral comments at a public comment hearing (in person, on Zoom, or by telephone), notify Yonathan Mengesha at Yonathan.Mengesha@mass.gov or (617) 305-3544. Provide your name, email address, mailing address, and docket number (“EFSB 25-01”) by 5:00 p.m. the 2 day before the meeting. You can also sign up in person the day of the hearing beginning an hour before the hearing. Pre-registered commenters will speak first, and others will speak next. The Siting Board also invites written comments on the Project. Written comments will be most useful to the Siting Board if submitted by January 28, 2026. Persons or groups who wish to be involved in the Siting Board proceeding (beyond providing comments at the public comment hearing or in writing) may seek to intervene as a party or to participate as a limited participant. Any petition to intervene or participate must likewise be filed no later than January 28, 2026, and must follow the instructions below