GMAC Meeting Schedules

Here you will find a list of all GMAC, Executive Committee, and Equity Working Group meetings.

GMAC Meeting Schedule

Meeting #16, September 10, 2024 from 1-4 PM

• Meeting registration link

Meeting #15, June 13, 2024 from 1-4 PM

• Meeting registration link 

Meeting #14, February 28, 2024 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Draft meeting minutes
• Draft GMAC Comments to DPU on Procedural Recommendations 
• Preread: DPU Interlocutory Order on Scope (2/20/24)
• Preread: DPU Interlocutory Order on Interventions (2/23/24)

Meeting #13: December 14, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting presentation slides
• Equity Working Group Charter Amendments – 12/14/23
• Resource from the Public – DOE Geothermal Heat Pumps Analysis
• Preread: 2023-2024 GMAC Budget Order (D.P.U. 23-98)
• Written Public Comment (Piclo) – 11/20/23
• Resource from GMAC Consultant – LBNL slides

Meeting #12: November 16, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Preread: Resource (DOE)
• Preread: Resource (NESP)
• GMAC Report Meeting Version – 11/15/23
• GMAC Report Redlined Version – 11/15/23
• Consolidated Draft GMAC Report Scale of Agreement
• Consolidated New Observations and Recommendations Scale of Agreement
• Preread: DPU ESMP Procedural Memo – 11/14/23
• Written Public Comment (City of Boston) – 11/13/23
• Written Public Comment (OnSite Renewables) – 11/15/23
• Written Public Comments (NECEC) – 11/16/23

Meeting #11: November 9, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Draft GMAC Report – Meeting Version
• Preread: EDC Letter Received 11/7/23
• Draft GMAC Report – 11/3/23
• Memorandum of the Equity Working Group – 11/3/23
• Scale of Agreement Excel Template
• Summary Takeaways from October 26, 2023 GMAC meeting

Meeting #10: October 26, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Summary Takeaways from October 12, 2023 GMAC meeting
• Grid Modernization Advisory Council ESMP Review Aggregated Recommendations CH. 8, 9, 11
• Preread: Public Advocates Office, Distribution Grid Electrification Model – Study and Report, 2023
• October 26, 2023, GMAC Meeting #10 - Written Public Comments
• U.S. DOE Awards funds for National Grid's Future Grid Project

Joint Meeting with the Clean Energy Transmission Working Group (CETWG): October 13, 2023 from 9-11 AM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting materials can be found on the CETWG website

Meeting #9: October 12, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Grid Modernization Advisory Council ESMP Review Aggregated Recommendations CH. 6, 10, 12
• Summary Takeaways from September 28, 2023 GMAC meeting

Meeting #8: September 28, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Grid Modernization Advisory Council ESMP Review Aggregated Recommendations CH. 3, 4, 5
• Preread: DPU ESMP Procedural Memo

Meeting #7: September 14, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Updated Summary Takeaways from September 14, 2023 GMAC meeting
• GMAC Recommendations and Feedback Excel Template (Chapters 3, 4, 5)
• Nominations Received for the GMAC Equity Working Group
• Written Public Comments Received
• Preread: GMAC Flyer
• Preread: EEAC Final Resolution 10-27-21
• Preread: Draft Equity Working Group Charter

Meeting #6: August 10, 2023 from 12-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Topic 1 – DER Integration
  • Preread: National Grid's Non-Wire Alternative Criteria (NWA)
  • Preread: Eversource NWA Framework Release 2023
  • Preread: Unitil Distribution Planning Guide
  • Preread: Facilitating Power Grid Decarbonization with Distributed Energy Resources: Lessons from the United States, Annual Review of Environment and Resources (2021)​
  • Preread: Distribution Systems in a High Distributed Energy Resources Future: Planning, Market Design, Operation and Oversight, CalTech, CAISO, LBNL, 2016
  • Preread: Distribution and Grid Modernization Planning to Accelerate Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources, Lisa Schwartz (LBNL) presentation to NASEO-NARUC DER Integration and Compensation Initiative (2023)
  • Preread: FERC Transmission Reform Paves Way for Adding New Energy Resources to Grid
• Topic 2 – Cost Allocation
  • Preread: Principles of Access for Flexible Interconnection: Cost Allocation Mechanisms and Financial Risk Management (EPRI 2020)

  • Preread: Electric Cost Allocation for a New Era: A Manual, Regulatory Assistance Project (2020)

• Submitted Written Public Comments

Meeting #5: July 13, 2023 from 12:30-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Submitted Written Public Comments – 7/13/23
• Preread: Overly Impacted and Rarely Heard. Stakeholder Working Group convened by the Attorney General’s Office. May 2023.
• Preread: Fostering Equity through Community-Led Clean Energy Strategies. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. October 2021.
• Preread: EDCs' ESMP Updated Draft Outline - 07/07/23
  • Public Comments on EDCs’ Draft Outline (Advanced Energy United + Northeast Clean Energy Council) – 07/13/23
  • Public Comments on EDCs’ Draft Outline (Cape Light Compact JPE) – 07/13/23

Meeting #4: June 15, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Preread: ESMP-Relevant Proceedings and Working Groups - Version 2
• Preread: EDCs' ESMP Draft Outline - 06/01/23
  • Public Comments on EDCs’ ESMP Draft Outline (Barr Foundation, Acadia Center, Nexamp, Inc., Coalition for Community Solar Access)
  • Second Round of Public Comments on EDCs’ Draft Outline (DOER, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, New Leaf Energy, SEBANE, AGO)

Meeting #3: May 11, 2023 from 1-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Letter from DOER to the EDCs on initial recommendations for their electric-sector modernization plans
• Preread: ESMP-Relevant Proceedings and Working Groups
• Topic 1 Presentations: Distribution Planning 101
  • Eversource: Distribution Planning 101 (Presenter: Lavelle Freeman, Eversource)
  • National Grid: Distribution Planning Overview (Presenter: Elton Prifti, National Grid)
  • Unitil: Planning Presentation (Presenter: Jake Dusling, Unitil)
• Topic 1 Prereads
  • Eversource
    • Eversource Distribution Planning Guide
    • Eversource DER Planning Guide
    • Eversource NWA Framework Release 2023
    • Eversource Integrated Distribution System Planning Approach
  • National Grid
    • Cover Letter
    • National Grid's Distribution Planning Criteria Version 2.0
    • National Grid's Non-Wire Alternative Criteria (NWA)
  • Unitil
    • Unitil Electric System Planning Guide
    • Unitil Distribution Planning Guide
    • Unitil Project Evaluation Procedure
• Topic 2 Presentations: Forecasting 101
  • Eversource: Forecasting 101 (Presenter: Gerhardt Walker, Eversource)
  • National Grid: Forecasting Overview (Presenter: Shira Horowitz, National Grid)
  • Unitil: Forecasting Presentation (Presenter: Jake Dusling, Unitil)
  • DER and Load Forecasting Considerations (Presenter: Fred Schaefer, Cadeo Group)
• Topic 2 Prereads
  • Eversource
    • Eversource Forecasting and Electric Demand Assessment Methodology
  • National Grid
    • National Grid's 2023 to 2050 Electric Peak (MW) Forecast
  • Unitil
    • Unitil Electric System Load Forecasting Procedure
    • Unitil Distribution Load Projection Guideline
    • Unitil DER Projection Guideline
    • Unitil EV Projection Guideline
    • Unitil Load Forecasting Methodology to Incorporate Electrification

Meeting #2: April 13, 2023 from 2-5 PM. Meeting Materials:

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Executive Committee nominee statements
• Presentation on Distribution System Planning from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Meeting Minutes 04132023
• Meeting Minutes (Español)

Meeting #1: March 31, 2023 from 1-4 PM. Meeting Materials:

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Draft GMAC Ground Rules
• Draft GMAC By-Laws
• Draft GMAC Executive Committee Charter
• Draft GMAC Remote Participation Policy
• Meeting Minutes 03312023
• Meeting Minutes (Español)​​​​

GMAC Executive Committee Meeting Schedule

Executive Committee Meeting #11: August 9, 2024 from 11-12:30 PM

• Meeting registration link 

Executive Committee Meeting #10: May 17, 2024 from 11-12:30 PM

• Meeting registration link 

Executive Committee Meeting #9: February 15, 2024 from 1-2 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes

Executive Committee Meeting #8: November 17, 2023 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Preread: DPU ESMP Procedural Memo – 11/14/23

Executive Committee Meeting #7: October 27, 2023 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)

Executive Committee Meeting #6: September 29, 2023 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides

Executive Committee Meeting #5: August 25 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Preread: Proposed Equity Working Group Charter
• Preread: GMAC ESMP Review Excel Draft

Executive Committee Meeting #4: July 28 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)

Executive Committee Meeting #3: June 30 from 2-3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)

Executive Committee Meeting #2: May 16 from 9:30-11 AM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• GMACConsultant_ScopeofServices_Draft_05112023
• Updated_GMACConsultant_ScopeofServices_Draft_05112023

Executive Committee Meeting #1: April 24 from 3-4 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)

GMAC Equity Working Group Meeting Schedule

At the September 14, 2023 meeting, the GMAC approved an Equity Working Group Charter and Equity Working Group membership. The charter was amended at the December 14, 2023 GMAC meeting.

• Equity Working Group Charter
  • Kathryn Wright, Barr Foundation, GMAC representative, Chairperson
  • Julia Fox, Department of Energy Resources
  • Chris Modlish, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
  • Kyle Murray, Acadia Center, GMAC representative
  • Larry Chretien, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, GMAC representative
  • Mary Wambui, Planning Office for Urban Affairs, external organization representative
  • Vernon Walker, Clean Water Action & Clean Water Fund, external organization representative
  • Erin Engstrom, Eversource, EDC representative

Equity Working Group Meeting #7: September 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Meeting registration link

Equity Working Group Meeting #6: June 26, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Meeting registration link

Equity Working Group Meeting #5: March 5, 2024 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Draft meeting minutes
• March 5, 2024 Meeting Discussion Points
• Consultant Summary of EDC Responses to GMAC Stakeholder Recommendations
• D.P.U. 24-10/24-11/24-12 Exhibit Stakeholder-2
• DPU Interlocutory Order on Scope - 2/20/24

Equity Working Group Meeting #4: November 3, 2023 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Equity Working Group Recommendations – for EWG Vote
• Equity Working Group Recommendations – Redlined Version
• Memorandum of the GMAC Equity Working Group – 11/3/23

Equity Working Group Meeting #3: October 23, 2023 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting #3 agenda
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Equity Working Group Draft Recommendations 10-23-23
• Written Public Comment

Equity Working Group Meeting #2: October 10, 2023 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• ESMP Equity Assessment Table

• Energy Equity Project Report with some helpful information on pages 15 and 18–21

Equity Working Group Meeting #1: October 2, 2023 from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

• Notice of public meeting
• Meeting agenda
• Meeting agenda (Español)
• Meeting minutes
• Meeting minutes (Español)
• Meeting presentation slides
• Preread: DPU ESMP Procedural Memo

Members of the public are invited to provide comments to the Equity Working Group on any matter related to equity and/or the ESMPs. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes. Participants may raise their virtual hand to be recognized to speak. Please indicate your name and affiliation when providing a comment. Written comments are welcomed at any time to  [e-mail]. Written public comments will be posted to the GMAC website.