Commonwealth of Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board meeting

On March 1, 2019, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, §§ 69J, 72, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource” or “Company”) filed petitions with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”) and the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) for the Company’s proposal to construct, operate and maintain a new approximately two-mile, 115 kilovolt (“kV”) underground transmission line (“New Line”). The New Line would connect the Company’s existing Andrew Square Substation located at 45 Ellery Street in South Boston and its existing Dewar Street Substation in Dorchester. A map of the proposed Project route is at the end of this notice showing the primary and alternative routes for the Project. The New Line and modifications at the Andrew Square and Dewar Street Substations are known as the “Andrew Square to Dewar Street Transmission Reliability Project” (“the Project”). You are receiving this Notice because you live or own property near the proposed Project route.

The Siting Board will conduct a remote Siting Board meeting to listen to comments and vote on whether to approve, approve with conditions, or reject the Project.  A Tentative Decision issued by the Siting Board’s staff on June 18, 2021 recommends approval of the Project with conditions.  The Tentative Decision is available online.