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Active Engagement Is Important:
Prevent National Grid from damaging the environment when it
Prevent National Grid from damaging the environment when it
upgrades the transmission line
upgrades the transmission line
Central to Western Massachusetts Energy Improvement Project
Central to Western Massachusetts Energy Improvement Project
Impacting: Auburn, Belchertown, Conway, Deerfield, East Brookfield, Leicester, Leverett, Millbury, North Brookfield, Pelham, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Spencer, Sunderland, Ware, and West Brookfield
Project Status:
Project Status:
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for project (EEA #16913) was submitted to EEA on Aug. 31, 2026. You can download multiple files for the full report at: https://bscgroup.egnyte.com/fl/Yg8x3VWMRfp9
Password: yC3gfKX24kB0
Alternatively, you can download separate files related to the report here.
Comment Now
Comment Now
The public comment period on the Final EIR closes on Oct. 23, 2026
The MEPA analyst that should receive comments is Alex Strysky
Comments can be made online at
https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicComment/Landing/ or
sent to: Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs , Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Attn: MEPA Office, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114
What We Are Looking to Achieve
What We Are Looking to Achieve
When National Grid does its improvements to widen their powerline corridor, it should:
Cut only as much as is necessary to protect the powerlines
Avoid encroaching on vulnerable wetlands
Take proactive measures to protect priority habitat and endangered species
Preserve and protect existing roads and recreational trails
What can we do?
What can we do?
Next Public Comment on Final EIR by Oct. 23, 2026
Comments can be made online at
https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/PublicComment/Landing/ or
sent to: Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs , Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Attn: MEPA Office, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114
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