Open Dockets
| Docket Number | Description | Documents | Presiding Officer | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFSB 25-08 | Hillman Energy Center, LLC petitioned the Energy Facilities Siting Board (“the Siting Board” or “EFSB”), pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3, to grant individual and comprehensive exemptions from the Town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts Zoning Bylaw (the “Zoning Bylaw”) to construct a 125 megawatt (“MW”) Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) and related infrastructure, including a new electric substation, on approximately 4.3 acres of previously developed industrial land located at 73-75 Hillman Street, as well as an approximately 1,200 foot long new electric transmission interconnection (“the Proposed Transmission Interconnection”) across three parcels of land; two are owned by New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid (“National Grid”) and the third is owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) in Tewksbury, Massachusetts (collectively, the “Project”). | TBA | TBA | Town of Tewksbury, MA |
| EFSB 25-07 | Moraga Storage LLC (“Company”) filed with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”), a Petition, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 40A, § 3 seeking individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from the operation of the Town of Oakham Zoning Bylaws (“Zoning Bylaw”) to construct a 180 megawatt (“MW”) Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) and related electrical infrastructure (collectively, the “Project”) located at 358 Coldbrook Street in Oakham, Massachusetts. | TBA | TBA | Town of Oakham, MA |
| EFSB 25-06 | NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource” or the “Company”) and hereby requests that, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 40A, § 3, the Energy Facilities Siting Board (the “Siting Board”) grant individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from the operation of the Town of Dartmouth Zoning By-Law (“Zoning Bylaw”) in connection with the expansion of Eversource’s Fisher Road Substation #657 located at 630 Fisher Road in Dartmouth (“Substation Site” and “Substation Expansion”).1,2 The Substation Expansion is needed to ensure a reliable supply of electricity to customers, including particularly, the interconnection of distributed generation (“DG”) resources. | TBA | TBA | Town of Dartmouth, MA |
| EFSB 25-05 | [[Consolidated with D.P.U. 24-152]] Pursuant 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. | Notice (Translated copies are available in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Portuguese, and Standard Chinese) | Connor Tarr | City of Everett, MA |
| EFSB 25-03 | Section 72 Transmission Line Petition [Consolidated with D.P.U. 24-93 & 24-94] On behalf of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for approval to construct, operate and maintain a new transmission line in 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 | Daniel Keleher | Towns of Acushnet, MA and Mattapoisett, MA |
| EFSB 25-02 | NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource” or the “Company”) is filing herewith a petition with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (the “Siting Board”) pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 seeking individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from the operation of the Town of Plymouth Zoning Bylaw and the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Wareham in connection with the expansion of Eversource’s West Pond Substation located at 0 Federal Furnace Road in Plymouth and Tremont Substation located at 4 North Carver Road Extension in Wareham (together, “Substation Expansions”). | TBA | Donna Sharkey | Towns of Plymouth, MA and Wareham, MA |
| EFSB 25-01 | New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid (“National Grid” or the “Company”), located at 170 Data Drive, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, has filed two related petitions with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”) and the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) in connection with its proposal to replace two existing overhead transmission lines and three associated tap lines and the structures holding them up (Existing Lines”) with new overhead transmission lines, tap lines and structures (the “Rebuilt Lines”) in an existing transmission corridor in Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Spencer, East Brookfield, North Brookfield, West Brookfield, Ware, Belchertown, Pelham, Shutesbury, Leverett, Sunderland, Deerfield, Conway, Shelburne and Buckland, Massachusetts (the “Project”). The Rebuilt Lines would continue to operate at 69 kilovolts (“kV”), but be capable of operating at 115 kV, if needed. | TBA | TBA | Towns of Millbury, Auburn, Leicester, Spencer, East Brookfield, North Brookfield, West Brookfield, Ware, Belchertown, Pelham, Shutesbury, Leverett, Sunderland, Deerfield, Conway, Shelburne and Buckland, MA |
| EFSB 24-02/D.P.U. 24-190 | New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid (“NEP” or the “Company”) seeking a determination from the Department of Public Utilities (the “Department”) that, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 (“Section 72”), NEP’s proposal to construct, operate and maintain a new overhead transmission line (“Rebuilt Line”), in Palmer, West Brookfield and Ware (the “Palmer to Ware Improvement Project” or the “Project”) is necessary, serves the public convenience and is consistent with the public interest. | TBA | Connor Tarr | City of Palmer, Massachusetts & Towns of West Brookfield and Ware, Massachusetts |
| EFSB 24-01/D.P.U. 24-135 | Petition of Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant 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 [Consolidated with D.P.U. 24-135] | Notice | Daniel Keleher & Donna Sharkey | Town of Hingham, Massachusetts & City of Weymouth, 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 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 Tarr | Towns of Sterling & Warwick, Massachusetts |
| EFSB 22-07 | Petition of Holyoke Gas & Electric Department for Approval to Construct and Operate a New Natural Gas Storage Facility Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 69J. | Notice | Daniel Keleher | City 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. | Notice | Donna Sharkey | Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts |
| D.P.U. 22-95 | Petition 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 | Connor Tarr | Town 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) | TBA | 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) | Connor Tarr | Towns 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. | Notice | TBA | Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| EFSB 21-01 | Notice of Inquiry by the Energy Facilities Siting Board on its Own Motion into Procedures for Enhancing Public Awareness of and Participation in its Proceedings | Donna Sharkey | N/A | |
| 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. | Notice | Donna Sharkey | Town of Barnstable, MA |
| 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 | Donna Sharkey | Towns of Bourne, Sandwich, and Barnstable, Massachusetts | |
| EFSB 18-02 | Petition 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, § 69J | Notice | Donna Sharkey | Towns of Hopkinton and Ashland, Massachusetts |