Comm. of MA DPU Energy Facilities Siting Board Notice of Adjudication and Public Comment Hearing Mayflower Wind LLC
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Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to G.L. c. 164, §§ 69J, 72, and G.L. c. 40A, § 3, Mayflower
Wind Energy LLC ("Mayflower Wind" or "Company"), located at 101 Federal Street, Boston,
Massachusetts, has filed three related petitions with the Energy Facilities Siting Board ("Siting
Board") and the Department of Public Utilities ("Department"). Mayflower Wind has filed these
petitions for approval to construct approximately 27 .5 miles of electric transmission lines
offshore in Massachusetts state waters (passing through state waters in the Towns of Nantucket,
Edgartown, Tisbury, Oak Bluffs, and Falmouth) and onshore in the Town of Falmouth, at
voltages between 200 and 345 kilovolts ("kV"), along with a new substation in the Town of
Falmouth ("Onshore Substation") (the "Project"). The purpose of the Project is to connect
Mayflower's proposed offshore wind energy generation resource (the "Offshore Wind
Resource", also referred to by Mayflower Wind in its petitions as the "Clean Energy Resource"),
located in federal waters, to the regional transmission system in New England.
The Siting Board will conduct a remote public comment hearing regarding the Project
using Zoom videoconferencing at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Attendees can
join by clicking (or entering) the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83351866878 from
a computer, smartphone, or tablet. No prior software download is required. For audio-only
participation, attendees can dial in at (646) 558-8658 (not toll free) and then enter the Webinar
ID: 833 5186 6878.
If you anticipate providing comments via Zoom during the public comment hearing, please send
an email to geneen.bartley@mass.gov with your name, email address, and mailing address by
Wednesday, March 23, 2022. If you anticipate commenting by telephone, please leave a
voicemail message at (617) 305-3529 with your name, telephone number, and mailing address
by Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Additional commenters may be allowed during the public
comment hearing, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer.
The Siting Board will accept written comments on the Project. Written comments will be most
useful to the Siting Board if submitted by Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Persons or groups who wish to be involved in the Siting Board proceeding beyond providing
comments at the public comment hearing or submitting written comments may seek either to
intervene as a party or to participate as a limited participant. A petition to intervene or
participate must be filed with the Siting Board in electronic format, by email or email
attachment, to dpu.efiling@mass.gov and to robert. j.shea@mass.gov no later than the close of
business (5:00 p.m.) on Thursday, April 7, 2022.
