Utility Membership
Chair: Michael Brigandi, Eversource (NSTAR) / michael.brigandi@eversource.com
Mike Porcaro, National Grid / Michael.Porcaro@nationalgrid.com
Cynthia Janke, WMECo / 413-585-1750 / cynthia.janke@eversource.com (alternate: Erik Morgan)
John Bonazoli, Unitil / bonazoli@unitil.com
Non-Utility Membership
Vice-Chair: Solar Rep: Michael Conway, Borrego Solar / 978-610-2860 / mconway@borregosolar.com
CHP Rep: Reid Sprite, Source One / 617-339-6152 / rsprite@s1inc.com
Gov/Cust Rep: Michael Coddington, Principal Engineer, NREL
Ex Officio Membership
Nancy Stevens, Director of Consumer Division, Interconnection Ombudsperson, Massachusetts DPU
TSRG Web Page Administrator
Gerry Bingham, MBA, Sr. Coordinator for Distributed Energy Resources, MA DOER / gerry.bingham@state.ma.us
Common Technical Guideline
The Common Technical Guideline highlights commonalities and differences in the interconnection practices and requirements of the four public utilities in MA. The document should serve as reference material for interconnecting customers in the state.
2016 Common Technical Standards Manual (posted 8/1/16)
2013 Guideline Quick-Reference Matrix
July 2015 Common Technical Guideline Matrix
UPCOMING MEETING
Meeting #14 (May 16, 2017; 8:00 AM)
National Grid – Worcester 939 Southbridge St. / Worcester, MA 01610
DRAFT AGENDA (posted 4/18/17)
Past Meetings
Meeting #13 (February 24, 2017; 8:00 AM)
AGENDA (posted 2/21/17)
MINUTES (posted 3/15/17)
Materials Shared:
Meeting #12 (December 2, 2016)
AGENDA (posted 11/15/16)
MINUTES (posted 1/3/17)
Group Guidelines (posted 1/3/17)
Materials Under Review:
National Grid's New Unintentional Islanding Protection Practice
Materials Under Review: MA-TSRG Final By-Laws
Meeting #10 (July 27, 2016)
Minutes (posted 8/17/16)
2016 Common Technical Standards Manual (FINAL)
Meeting #9 (March 17, 2016)
Materials:
National Grid Owned Solar Presentation
Meeting #8 (December 3, 2015)
Minutes (draft posted 12/19/15)
Summary of Completed and Ongoing Action of the TSRG
Meeting #7 (September 23, 2015)
Minutes (draft posted 10/5/15)
Materials:
Eversource Technical Specifications for DG Interconnection
NREL: Inverter Load Rejection Over-Voltage Testing
Meeting #6 (July 8, 2015)
Follow-up Materials: Common Technical Guideline Matrix
Meeting #5 (April 1, 2015)
Hosting Capacity reading material provided by DOER: EPRI's publicly available Study entitled, "The Integrated Grid: A Cost-Benefit Framework," describes least-cost methods for determining PV Hosting Capacity with existing Impact Studies and System Planning activities.
Meeting #4 (September 17, 2014)
Agenda (revised 9/2/14): DPU/South Station
Materials:
- Minutes
- DPU Order 11-75-F (see pp. 12-14)
- National Grid Presentation: Company Owned Solar - Phase II (PDF)
- NSTAR Responses to Agenda Items covered during their absence
Meeting #3 (April 16, 2014)
ISO-NE Presentation: Impact of Distributed Energy Resource Interconnections on Transmission in New England
Special Meeting (January 29, 2014)
Special Meeting (December 2, 2013)
Meeting #2 (September 16, 2013)
TOPIC: Company-Specific Technical Requirements
National Grid: Requirements for Parallel Generation Connected to a National Grid Owned EPS (The MA Standard is in Electric Service Bulletin 756 - Attachment C)
NSTAR: 12 Point Verification (This document is in revision.)
TOPIC: Penetration Screen Review
Proposed Changes to the Uniform Standards for Interconnecting Distributed Generation in Massachusetts, the final report of the Distributed Generation Working Group, September 14, 2012
Redlined Tariff for DG Interconnection Standards, October 31, 2012. This document shows recommended changes to the utility interconnection tariffs to implement the recommendations of the DG Working Group.
The Massachusetts Distributed Generation Interconnection Report filed by DOER on August 18, 2011
DOER's Joint Comments filed with 15 Distributed Generation stakeholders recommending the creation of the Distributed Generation Working Group, October 2011
This filing includes the complete list of recommendations to be addressed by the Distributed Generation Working Group (see Attachment A in the filing)
The DPU order Establishing a Distributed Generation Working Group, January 24, 2012
Additional documents filed with the DPU in Docket 11-75. See the filings by entering "11-75" at the DPU File Room