DPU Consolidated Siting Orders

View Consolidated Siting Orders issued by the DPU Siting Division.

Orders

Docket Number	Company	Description	Location
DPU 18-21	NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72, and G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for approval to construct and operate a new 115 kilovolt overhead transmission line on existing right-of-ways in the City of Westfield, Massachusetts and for exemptions from the operation of the City of Westfield Zoning Ordinance in connection with modifications of an existing substation and the construction of a new switching station. Issued on: 8/2/2019	Westfield
DPU 15-44/15-45	New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid	Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for Approval to Construct and Operate a 345 kV Overhead Transmission Line on an Existing Right-of-Way in Tewksbury, Andover, and Dracut, Massachusetts, Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 and for Individual and Comprehensive Zoning Exemptions from the Towns of Tewksbury, Andover, and Dracut, Pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3. Issued on: 4/28/2016	Tewksbury, Andover, and Dracut
DPU 14-128/129	New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid	Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for approval by the Department of Public Utilities of two replacement transmission lines (DPU14-128), pursuant to G.L. c.164, §72, and for exemptions from the zoning bylaws of the Towns of Greenfield and Montague (DPU14-129), pursuant to G.L. c.40A, §3. Issued on: 8/7/2015	Greenfield and Montague
DPU 13-187/188	Western Massachusetts Electric Company	Petition of Western Massachusetts Electric Company pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3, for Exemptions from the Zoning Bylaws of the Towns of Northfield and Erving and Petition of Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid for Approval pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72, to construct and operate a 115 kV overhead transmission line in Northfield and Erving. Issued on: 7/14/2015	Northfield and Erving
DPU 14-55/56	NSTAR Electric Company	Petition of NSTAR Electric Company pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 for approval to own and operate new 115 kV underground transmission line segments in the Town of Belmont and the City of Cambridge, and petition pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for exemption from the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Belmont. Issued on: 5/26/2015	Belmont and Cambridge
DPU 13-177/178	NSTAR Electric Company	NSTAR Electric Company petition pursuant to Section 6 of Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956 for Exemptions from the Boston Zoning Code for a substation at Seafood Way in South Boston and Approval Pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 to loop two of its existing 115 kV transmission lines from Northern Avenue to the new substation. Issued on: 1/7/2015	Boston
DPU 13-126/127	NSTAR Electric Company	Petition for exemption from Boston Zoning Code, pursuant to Section 6 of Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, and petition for approval to construct transmission lines in the City of Boston, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, §72. Issued on: 9/26/2014	Boston
DPU 12-02	New England Power Co./Mass. Electric Co.	Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 for approval to construct a transmission line and a petition of New England Power Company and Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for exemption from the zoning bylaw of the Town of Westborough. Issued on: 10/9/2012	Westborough
DPU 09-136/09-137	New England Power Company	Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 to the Department of Public Utilities for a determination that the proposed construction of a new 115 kV overhead transmission line in the Towns of Millbury and Auburn, Massachusetts, are necessary and will serve the public convenience and be consistent with the public interest. Petition of New England Power Company d/b/a National Grid pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 to the Department of Public Utilities for certain exemptions from the Zoning Bylaws of the Towns of Millbury and Auburn, Massachusetts. Issued on: 10/13/2011	Millbury and Auburn
DPU 10-77	New England Power Company	Petition for exemption from zoning ordinances, and determination of necessity relative to new 115 kV overhead transmission line in the towns of Easton and Mansfield, pursuant to G.L. c.164, §72. Issued on: 5/6/2011	Easton and Mansfield
DPU 09-27/09-28	New England Power Company (NGRID)	Petitions for exemptions from zoning ordinances of towns of Groveland, West Newbury, Merrimac and Amesbury; and determination of necessity to construct a 115 kV overhead transmission line, pursuant to G.L. c.40A, §3 and c.164, §72 in the towns of Groveland, West Newbury, Merrimac and Amesbury. Issued on: 3/26/2010	Groveland, West Newbury, Merrimac and Amesbury
DPU 09-24/25	Western Mass Electric Co. (WMECO)	Petitions for exemptions from zoning ordinances of towns of Agawam and West Springfield, and approval to alter and operate as altered an existing transmission line, pursuant to G.L. to G.L. c.40A, '3 and c.164, §72 in the towns of Agawam and West Springfield. Issued on: 3/19/2010	Agawam and West Springfield
DPU 08-1	NSTAR Electric Company	Petition seeking approval to construct and operate transmission lines, and exemptions from the zoning code of the City of Waltham, pursuant to G.L. c.164, §72 and G.L. c.40A, §3. Issued on: 9/25/2009	Waltham
DPU 07-60/07-61	NSTAR Electric Company	Petition of NSTAR Electric Company pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 72 for approval to construct and operate new transmission lines in the Towns of Carver, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham, and Petition pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, § 3 for exemption from the Zoning By-Laws of Carver and Wareham to expand facilities at two electric substations. Issued on: 4/2/2008	Carver, Middleborough, Rochester and Wareham
DTE 07-9/DTE 07-10	NSTAR Electric Company	Petition for zoning exemption pursuant to G.L. c.40A, §3 to construct and operate a proposed expanded electric switching station; and a Petition pursuant to G.L. c.164, §72 to construct a electric transmission line, in the Town of Plympton. Issued on: 11/26/2007	Plympton
D.P.U. 84-246-A/84-247-A/84-248-A	New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company	Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for a determination that proposed electric transmission lines in the Towns of Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, Medway, and the City of Leominster and the alteration of existing transmission lines in the Towns of Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury and Millbury are necessary and would serve the public convenience and be consistent with the public interest.  Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for exemption of electric transmission lines from zoning by-laws of the Towns of Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Shirley, Lancaster, sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, and Medway and the zoning ordinance of the City of Leominster.  Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for exemption of electric converter terminal from zoning by-laws of the Towns of Ayer and Groton.  Issued on: 6/23/1986	Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, Medway, Leominster
D.P.U. 84-246/84-247/84-248	New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company	Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for a determination that proposed electric transmission lines in the Towns of Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, Medway, and the City of Leominster and the alteration of existing transmission lines in the Towns of Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury and Millbury are necessary and would serve the public convenience and be consistent with the public interest.  Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for exemption of electric transmission lines from zoning by-laws of the Towns of Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Shirley, Lancaster, sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, and Medway and the zoning ordinance of the City of Leominster.  Joint petition of New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company, Inc. and New England Power Company for exemption of electric converter terminal from zoning by-laws of the Towns of Ayer and Groton.  Issued on: 4/11/1986	Tyngsborough, Dunstable, Groton, Ayer, Shirley, Lancaster, Sterling, West Boylston, Boylston, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Upton, Milford, Medway, Leominster