Proceedings at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) and the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
» Electric Distribution Company (EDC) petitions
MA DPU: Eversource and National Grid have filed petitions to purchase capacity on Kinder Morgan’s Northeast Energy Direct and Spectra Energy’s Access Northeast gas pipelines. Both Eversource and National Grid are seeking to use the DPU authorized “subsidy” created with Docket 15-37 which would allow the electric utilities to charge their electric ratepayers their costs of building the gas pipelines. PLAN-NE and the Town of Dracut are among various stakeholders that have filed petitions to intervene in the National Grid dockets.
- Timeline:
- 3-10-2016, 2pm, Boston DPU office: Public hearing
- 5-3-2016, 7pm, Stoughton HS Auditorium: Public comment hearing
- 6-14-2016, 5pm, Pittsfield Atheneum: Public comment hearing
- 6-17-2016, 5pm, Public written comment deadline
- Press Release: Kinder Morgan seeks immediate access to hundreds of properties in preparation for eminent domain takings, despite lack of established need for pipeline project
- Docket 16-05 National Grid on Access Northeast
- Docket 16-07 National Grid on Northeast Energy Direct
NH PUC: Eversource has filed a petition to purchase capacity on Spectra Energy’s Algonquin Access Northeast gas pipeline on Docket 16-241. Eversource is petitioning to charge their electric ratepayers their costs of building the gas pipeline.
- Timeline:
- 4-11-2016 -Intervention deadline
- 4-13-2016, 1:30pm – Hearing at Concord PUC office
» Local Distribution Company (LDC) petitions – proceedings in which PLAN-NE has petitioned to intervene:
- NED “Market Path” LDC contracts approved by the DPU are now on appeal at the Supreme Judicial Court
- NED “Supply Path” proceedings are now active for contracts with Berkshire Gas (Town of Montague has intervened) and Columbia Gas (Town of Andover has intervened) in the MA DPU
» Evidentiary hearing in Berkshire Gas case – case suspended
- Liberty Utilities in the NH PUC (NHMPC has intervened)
» Survey Access petitions
Kinder Morgan has filed petitions at the DPU for survey access authorization for properties where the landowners have denied permission.
- MA DPU issued a Stay of Tennessee request to survey properties (Dockets 16-01, -02, and -03)
- 4-22-16 MA DPU issued a Stay of Tennessee request to survey properties (Dockets 16-01, -02, and -03)
- Timeline:
- 3-29-2016 – 4-13-2016 Public comment hearings (6): Schedule
- 5-6-2016, 5pm, Public written comment deadline
- Press Release: Kinder Morgan seeks immediate access to hundreds of properties in preparation for eminent domain takings, despite lack of established need for pipeline project
- MA DPU Frequently Asked Questions
- Docket 16-01 Geotechnical Surveys
- Docket 16-02 Vernal Pool Surveys
- Docket 16-03 Property Surveys:
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