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Committee told National Grid flagged power limits on Route 110; member also warned "small nuclear reactors" could be coming
Summary
A committee member said National Grid advised the town it is essentially out of capacity along the Route 110 corridor and would likely bear capital-improvement costs; the same speaker also warned that small nuclear reactors may be an upcoming technology to consider.
A committee member reported that National Grid told town officials the utility is essentially out of power capacity along the Route 110 corridor and indicated National Grid would likely bear the capital-improvement burden for any necessary upgrades.
"We got informed by National Grid that we were basically out of power capacity along the Route 110 Corridor," said Committee member (Speaker 2). The speaker added that National Grid "has kinda declared that they would have to bear the burden of the capital improvement." The committee did not record a vote or formal direction in the transcript; these remarks were presented as situational information for planning.
Separately in the same exchange, the speaker remarked, "So It's for a small nuclear reactor. They're coming too," framing small nuclear reactors as a technology the town might encounter. The statement was reported as the member's observation rather than a town-backed plan.
Committee members connected grid-capacity constraints to siting decisions for energy-intensive facilities such as data centers and said infrastructure limitations should inform bylaw drafting and conversations with utilities.
