National Grid outlines 1019W1 reliability upgrades; resident objects to tree removals
National Grid told Rowe selectmen the 1019W1 project will split an overloaded feeder at Bear Swamp Substation, add taller poles and grid modernization equipment, and trim roadside vegetation; property owner John Hillier urged the board to protect Tunnel Road’s country feel and asked whether Town Meeting approval is required.
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National Grid representatives presented the 1019W1 project to the Town of Rowe Board of Selectmen on April 9, saying the feeder at the Bear Swamp Substation on Tunnel Road — which serves Rowe and four neighboring towns — does not meet electric reliability standards and is the system’s worst-performing feeder.
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