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COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
ENERGY FACILITIES SITING BOARD
NOTICE OF SITING BOARD MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2023
9:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
https://www.mass.gov/info-
details/park-city-wind-
project
EFSB 20-01/D.P.U. 20-56/20-57 - Park City Wind LLC
On May 28, 2020, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, §§ 69J, 72, and G.L. c. 40A, § 3, Park City Wind LLC
(“PCW” or “Company”) (formerly known as Vineyard Wind LLC) filed petitions with the Energy
Facilities Siting Board (“Siting Board”) and the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) to
connect PCW’s proposed 800-megawatt offshore windfarm (20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard) to
the existing West Barnstable Substation. The two 275-kilovolt (“kV”) offshore cables would follow
a 63-mile route from the wind turbine array in federal waters to landfall beneath Craigville Beach in
Barnstable, of which 23 miles are in Massachusetts waters subject to the Siting Board’s jurisdiction
(“Offshore Export Cables”). From landfall, the Project’s two cables would traverse four miles of
Barnstable’s roadways in an underground duct bank (“Onshore Cables”), crossing beneath the
Centerville River, and reaching a 6.4-acre site where a new Onshore Substation would convert the
power from 275 kV to 345 kV. From the Onshore Substation, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a
Eversource Energy (“Eversource”) would build, own, and operate a 0.7-mile underground
transmission line within its existing transmission line corridor (“Grid Interconnection”), eventually
connecting with Eversource’s West Barnstable Substation where the power will be transmitted to the
New England electric grid. The above-mentioned Offshore Export Cables, Onshore Cables, Grid
Interconnection, and Onshore Substation, together, comprise “the Project” that the Siting Board is
reviewing in this proceeding.
The purpose of the Siting Board meeting is to listen to comments, deliberate, and vote on whether to
approve, approve with conditions or amendments, or reject a Tentative Decision issued by the Siting
Board regarding this Project. The Tentative Decision is available on the Siting Board’s information
webpage for this proceeding: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/park-city-wind-project.
The Siting Board meeting will be in-person and on Zoom, Monday, December 11, 2023, at
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
In-person meeting location: 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, 02114, 2nd floor Conference
Rooms B & C. Building security requires a government-issued photo ID, and clearance through an
airport-type scanner. Allow at least an extra 15 minutes for security check-in. Nearby transit
stations: North Station, Government Center (Green/Blue Line), Bowdoin (Blue Line); Park Street
(Red/Green Line).
Remote attendees: join by clicking (or entering) the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89859963227 from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. For audio-only
access, call (646) 558-8656 (not toll free) and enter ID: 898 5996 3227.
In the event that severe weather conditions result in a closure of state offices for non-emergency
employees, and announced use of teleworking procedures, the Siting Board will conduct the Board
meeting exclusively on Zoom, unless otherwise announced. The Siting Board will announce any
changes due to severe weather conditions on the informational website above.
Public Access and Opportunity for Public Comment
Comments will be allowed during the meeting at the direction and discretion of the Siting Board
Chair. To provide brief oral comments at the Siting Board meeting (in person or on Zoom), please
send an email to Yonathan.Mengesha@mass.gov with your name, email address, and mailing
address by noon on Friday, December 8, 2023. To provide comments by telephone, please leave a
voicemail message referencing “EFSB 20-01” at (617) 305-3544 with your name, telephone
number, and mailing address by this date. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker,
as meeting time permits.
Members of the public wishing to submit written comments on the Tentative Decision should do so
by the close of business Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Please file comments by email at
dpu.efiling@mass.gov and robert.j.shea@mass.gov.
For Zoom technical assistance call or text (857) 200-0065. A recording of the Siting Board meeting
will be posted to YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklPj6xxSKww-
Kr26lEZVTA/streams.
Language Access and Accommodation Requests
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities (e.g., Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format) are available upon request. Include a complete description of the accommodation
you will need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please provide as much
advance notice as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted, but we may be unable to fulfill
the request. Please send your requests to: Gabriella Knight, ADA and Diversity Manager at the
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, at gabriella.knight@mass.gov.
Language interpretation services are available upon request. Include in your request the language
required and a way to contact you if we need more information. Requests may be made no later
than December 4, 2023. It may not be possible to accommodate last-minute requests. Contact the
Presiding Officer to make a request (contact information below).
Contact
Any person desiring additional information regarding this Notice may contact the Presiding Officer:
Robert J. Shea, Presiding Officer
One South Station
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
617-305-3514
Robert.j.shea@mass.gov