EEA and DPU Public Involvement Plans (PIPs)

EEA and DPU stakeholder comments, public involvement and engagement opportunities.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (“EEA”) and the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) Public Involvement Plans (“PIPs) serve as guides, respectively, for EEA and DPU public involvement processes.  The PIPs assist staff, project proponents, and petitioners in conducting effective and meaningful public involvement and community engagement.  EEA and DPU are committed to ensuring the public can equitably access its services, activities, and programs and participate meaningfully in its decision-making processes.  The PIPs are designed to foster meaningful and ongoing public participation in decision-making processes while ensuring decisions reflect the voice of communities. The draft PIPs will be open for public comment through November 4, 2024.

Draft EEA and DPU PIPs

This document is available in the following languages for public comment:

EEA and DPU Draft Public Involvement Plan - English| Spanish| Portuguese| Simplified Chinese| Traditional Chinese| Haitian Creole| Vietnamese| Cape Verdean Creole

Public Listening Sessions

• October 10, 2024 - Public Involvement Plan Listening Session 1
• October 29, 2024 - Public Involvement Plan Listening Session 2

Additional Resources

October 2024 - Public Involvement Plan Listening Session Slides - English

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Submitting Public Comments on the draft EEA and DPU PIPs

We invite comments on the draft EEA and DPU Public Involvement Plans (“PIPs”) and welcome comments and suggestions on the questions below.

• What communication channel is most effective in breaking barriers to public participation in your community? Please identify your community.
• Transparency is vital to our decision-making processes.  Do you have any suggestions for improving transparency and ensuring the reasons behind decisions are open to stakeholders?
• What best practices will be most impactful to enhance public participation in Department proceedings, programs, and services?

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If you require an additional language, please submit your request to [e-mail].

Comments on the draft EEA and DPU PIPs can be submitted through this portal or via email to [e-mail] until November 4, 2024.

Comments can also be mailed to the address below (postmarked by November 4, 2024):

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114
Attn: Caroline Lemoine, Deputy Director of Environmental Justice