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Siting board to hold May 14 hearing on Eversource plan to replace Falmouth switching station
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Summary
Town staff read a notice that NSTAR Electric Company (d/b/a Eversource) has asked the state Energy Facilities Siting Board for zoning exemptions to replace the TAP switching station in Falmouth; the board will hold a public hearing May 14 at Lawrence School Auditorium (and via Zoom) and the town invited written comments by May 29.
At the start of the Select Board’s April 27 meeting, town staff read a public notice that NSTAR Electric Company, operating as Eversource, has requested individual and comprehensive zoning exemptions from Town of Falmouth zoning bylaws to replace the existing TAP switching station and build a new transmission and distribution substation.
Town staff (Renshaw) said the Commonwealth Energy Facilities Siting Board will hold an in‑person and remote public comment hearing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14 at the Lawrence School Auditorium, 113 Lakeview Avenue, and that staff will post the hearing bulletin and the Zoom participation link on the town website. Staff also relayed the Siting Board’s invitation for written comments and suggested that written comments submitted by Friday, May 29, would be most useful to the board’s review. The notice also described options for parties who wish to participate beyond comment (seeking party or limited participant status) and directed submissions to the Siting Board’s filing email noted in the bulletin.
Residents who want to present oral comment in the town’s Select Board comment period and also in the Siting Board hearing were advised they could do so either in person or by Zoom; staff said they would post participation instructions and the Zoom link on the town web page.
