Plymouth and Wareham Substation Expansions

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”).

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In February 2025, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource” or the “Company”) filed with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”) a petition 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 (the “Zoning Petition”). The zoning exemptions are requested 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, “the Parcels”). The Company states that the zoning exemptions are needed for the Company to maintain a reliable electric power system and to enable distributed generation facilities to safely interconnect and operate.

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Contact

For further information about the proceeding, please contact the Hearing Officer at the address or telephone number below:

Donna Sharkey, Hearing Officer
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
One South Station Boston, MA 02110
617-305-3625
donna.sharkey@mass.gov

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