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Public Hearing on National Grid Demonstration Program (DPU 24-194)
Overview
The Department is conducting a virtual hearing to allow members of the public to comment on National Grid’s petition of its Targeted Electrification Demonstration Program. The goal of this program is to decommission one or more segments of leak-prone gas pipeline through voluntary customer electrification. Under the proposed program, National Grid will offer approximately 118 residential gas customers in Winthrop and Leominster to switch all of their existing gas appliances to electric appliances, including air source heat pumps, at no upfront cost. All customers served by a segment of leak-prone gas pipe will need to agree to participate in order for the gas pipe to be decommissioned through the program. National Grid proposes to recover the costs of the program through a variety of programs and provisions. More details can be found in the notice below.
The public hearing is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on April 16, 2025. Attendees can join the public hearing by entering the following Zoom link, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84267779519 from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. No prior software download is required. For audio-only access to the public hearing, attendees can dial in at 305-244-1968 or 309-205-3325 (not toll free) and then enter the Webinar ID: 842 6777 9519. Interpretation services for Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian-Creole will be available over the Zoom platform by clicking the “Interpretation” button on the menu at the bottom of the Zoom application screen and selecting your language.
Any person interested in commenting on this matter may submit written comments no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2025. Written comments from the public may be sent by email to dpu.efiling@mass.gov, Jennifer.cargill@mass.gov, and Jhabib@keeganwerlin.com. Please see the notice for details.