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Docket NumberDescriptionDocumentsPresiding OfficerMunicipality
EFSB 24-01/D.P.U. 24-135

Petition of Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant [[Consolidated with D.P.U. 24-135]]

Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for Approval to 
Construct and Operate a New Underground
115 kV Electric Transmission Line in Weymouth EFSB 24-01 and Hingham, a New Substation in 
Hingham, and a New Tap Station in Weymouth

TBADaniel Keleher & Donna SharkeyTown of Hingham, Massachusetts & City of Weymouth, Massachusetts
D.P.U. 24-152Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 and G.L. c. 164, § 72, Trimount ESS LLC (“Company”) hereby submits to the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) its Petition for (1) a zoning exemption for the construction and operation of an approximately 700 MW/ 2,800 MWh battery energy storage system to be located in Everett, Massachusetts (“Project”) and (2) approval to construct and operate two underground transmission lines that connect the Project with the Mystic Substation.TBAConnor TarrCity of Everett, Massachusetts
D.P.U. 24-151

On September 25, 2024, Westfield ESS LLC (“Company”) filed with the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”), a Petition, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 40A, § 3 and G.L. c. 164, § 72, seeking (1) individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from the operation of the City of Westfield Zoning Ordinance (“Zoning Ordinance”) and (2) approval to construct and operate two 115-kV underground transmission lines. The Company requests the zoning exemptions in connection with the Company’s proposed construction of a battery energy storage system (“BESS”) on Medeiros Way in Westfield, MA, specifically on Parcels 70R-17 and 63R-37 (“Project”).

The proposed transmission lines are approximately 1,800 feet and 600 feet long, and they would connect the BESS with the Buck Pond Substation that is also located on Medeiros way.

NoticeDonna SharkeyCity of Westfield, Massachusetts
D.P.U. 24-93/D.P.U. 24-94On behalf of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for approval to construct, operate and maintain a new transmission line in the towns of Acushnet and Mattapoisett pursuant to G.L.c.?164, §?72 and for individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions pursuant to G.L.c.. 40a, § 3.  Notice (English, Portuguese)Donna SharkeyTowns of Acushnet and Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
D.P.U. 24-48A petition from Park City Wind for a zoning exemption in Barnstable.NoticeConnor TarrTown of Barnstable, Massachusetts
EFSB 19-06A/D.P.U. 19-142/19-143/23-22

Project Change request by NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy, in EFSB 19-06/D.P.U. 19-142/19-143, the facility approved by the Energy Facilities Siting Board in its Final Decision dated December 16, 2022.

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for Individual and Comprehensive Exemptions from the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Barnstable.

NoticeDonna SharkeyTown of Barnstable, Massachusetts
EFSB 23-02/D.P.U. 23-45

Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for Approval to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New Double Circuit Overhead Transmission Line
and Two Associated Tap Lines

Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for D.P.U. 23-45 Approval to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New Double Circuit Overhead Transmission Line and Two Associated Tap Lines

Location: Sterling to Warwick (A1/B2), Massachusetts

Notice (Spanish)Connor TarrTowns of Sterling & Warwick, Massachusetts
EFSB 22-07Petition of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department for Approval to Construct and Operate a New Natural Gas Storage Facility Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J.NoticeRobert SheaCity of Holyoke, Massachusetts
EFSB 22-06/D.P.U. 22-105/22-106

Petition of Commonwealth Wind, LLC Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for Approval to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Transmission Facilities in Massachusetts for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Facility Located in Federal Waters to an NSTAR Electric (d/b/a Eversource Energy) Substation Located in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Petition of Commonwealth Wind, LLC Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 for Approval to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Transmission Lines in Massachusetts for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Facility Located in Federal Waters to an NSTAR Electric (d/b/a Eversource Energy) Substation Located in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Petition of Commonwealth Wind, LLC Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for Exemptions from the Operation of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Barnstable for the Construction and Operation of New Transmission Facilities for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Facility Located in Federal Waters to an NSTAR Electric (d/b/a Eversource Energy) Substation Located in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

TBADonna SharkeyTown of Barnstable, Massachusetts
D.P.U. 22-95Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for Approval to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New 115 kV Transmission Line on an Existing Right-of-Way in Somerset and Fall River, Massachusetts Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72

Notice

Notice (Portuguese)

Connor TarrTown of Somerset and City of Fall River, Massachusetts
EFSB 22-05/D.P.U. 22-69

Petition of Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts d/b/a Eversource Energy Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for Approval to Construct and Operate a New Natural Gas Pipeline in the Town of Longmeadow and the City of Springfield.

Petition of Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts d/b/a Eversource Energy Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for Individual and Comprehensive Exemptions from the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Longmeadow.

Notice (English, Spanish) Town of Longmeadow and City of Springfield, Massachusetts
EFSB 21-04/D.P.U. 21-149

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy and New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for Approval to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New 115-kV Transmission Line in Acushnet, New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fall River Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J.

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy and New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for Approval to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New 115-kV Transmission Line in Acushnet, New Bedford, Dartmouth and Fall River Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72.

Notice (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Creole)Robert SheaTowns of Acushnet and Dartmouth, Massachusetts; Cities of New Bedford, and Fall River, Massachusetts
EFSB 21-03/D.P.U. 21-142/21-143

Petition of SouthCoast Wind LLC (fka Mayflower Wind Energy LLC) Pursuant to G.L. c. 164 § 69J for Approval to Construct and Operate Transmission Facilities in Massachusetts for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Generation Resource Located in Federal Waters to the Regional Transmission System in the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Petition of SouthCoast Wind LLC (fka Mayflower Wind Energy LLC) Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for Exemptions from the Operation of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Falmouth for the Construction and Operation of New Transmission Facilities for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Generation Resource Located in Federal Waters to the Regional Transmission System in the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Petition of SouthCoast Wind LLC (fka Mayflower Wind Energy LLC) Pursuant to G.L. c. 164 § 72 for Authority to Construct and Operate New Transmission Facilities for the Delivery of Energy from an Offshore Wind Energy Generation Resource Located in Federal Waters to the Regional Transmission System in the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

NoticeRobert SheaTown of Falmouth, Massachusetts
EFSB 21-01Notice of Inquiry by the Energy Facilities Siting Board on its Own Motion into Procedures for Enhancing Public Awareness of and Participation in its Proceedings

Notice

Notificación

Aviso

Donna SharkeyN/A
EFSB 19-06/ D.P.U. 19-142/19-143

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J for Approval to Construct and Operate a New 115-kV Electric Transmission Line Between the Bourne Switching Station and West Barnstable Substation

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for Approval to Construct and Operate a New, 115-kilovolt Overhead Transmission Line through the Towns of Bourne, Sandwich, and Barnstable, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72

Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for Individual and Comprehensive Zoning Exemptions from the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Barnstable, pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3

Notice 

Final Decision

Donna SharkeyTowns of Bourne, Sandwich, and Barnstable, Massachusetts
EFSB 18-02Petition of NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for Approval to Construct a Transfer Line Replacement Project in the Town of Hopkinton and the Town of Ashland Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69JNoticeDonna SharkeyTowns of Hopkinton and Ashland, Massachusetts

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