EVERSOURCE ENERGY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
November 30, 2022
D.P.U. 21-80-B
Petition of NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for approval by the Department of Public Utilities of its Grid Modernization Plan for calendar years 2022 to 2025.
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D.P.U. 21-81-B
Petition of Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, each d/b/a National Grid, for approval by the Department of Public Utilities of its Grid Modernization Plan for calendar years 2022 to 2025.
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D.P.U. 21-82-B
Petition of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil for approval by the Department of Public Utilities of its Grid Modernization Plan for calendar years 2022 to 2025.
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ORDER ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED METERING
INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS
APPEARANCES: Danielle C. Winter, Esq.
Kerri A. Mahoney, Esq.
Jessica Buno Ralston, Esq.
Keegan Werlin LLP
99 High Street, Suite 2900
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
FOR: NSTAR ELECTRIC COMPANY
Petitioner, D.P.U. 21-80
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Melissa G. Liazos, Esq.
Alexandra E. Blackmore, Esq.
National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.
40 Sylvan Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
FOR: MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY AND
NANTUCKET ELECTRIC COMPANY
Petitioners, D.P.U. 21-81
Patrick Taylor, Esq.
Unitil Service Corp.
6 Liberty Lane West
Hampton, New Hampshire 03842
FOR: FITCHBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
COMPANY
Petitioner, D.P.U. 21-82
Maura Healey, Attorney General
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
By: Donald W. Boecke
Ashley Gagnon
Jacquelyn K. Bihrle
Shannon Beale
Matthew E. Saunders
Assistant Attorneys General
Office of Ratepayer Advocacy
One Ashburton Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
Department of Energy Resources
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
By: Sarah McDaniel, Legal Counsel
Colin Carroll, Legal Counsel
Ben Dobbs, Deputy General Counsel
Robert Hoaglund, II, General Counsel
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
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Kyle T. Murray, Esq.
Acadia Center
198 Tremont Street, Suite 415
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
FOR: ACADIA CENTER
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
Audrey Eidelman Kiernan, Esq.
Rebecca F. Zachas, Esq.
KO Law, P.C.
1337 Massachusetts Avenue, Box 301
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476
FOR: CAPE LIGHT COMPACT JPE
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80
Staci Rubin, Vice President, Environmental Justice
Nicholas A. Krakoff, Esq.
Priya Gandbhir, Esq.
Anxhela Mile, Esq.
Conservation Law Foundation
62 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
FOR: CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
Robert Ruddock, Esq.
Ruddock Law Office
436 Pleasant Street
Belmont, Massachusetts 02478
FOR: THE ENERGY CONSORTIUM
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
Elisa J. Grammer, Esq.
47 Coffin Street
West Newbury, Massachusetts 01985
-and-
Ralph A. Child, Esq.
11 Waverly St., Unit 1
Brookline, Massachusetts 02445-6848
FOR: GREEN ENERGY CONSUMERS ALLIANCE
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81
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Robert D. Shapiro, Esq.
Walter A. Foskett, Esq.
Duncan & Allen
35 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 201
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
FOR: NRG HOME, DIRECT ENERGY SERVICES, LLC,
DIRECT ENERGY BUSINESS, LLC, GREEN
MOUNTAIN ENERGY COMPANY, ENERGY PLUS
HOLDINGS, LLC, XOOM ENERGY
MASSACHUSETTS, LLC
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81
Leah Donaldson, Esq.
Michael R. McElroy, Esq.
McElroy & Donaldson
P.O. Box 6721
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-6721
FOR: UTILIDATA, INC.
Intervenor, D.P.U. 21-80, D.P.U. 21-81, D.P.U. 21-82
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. | INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY ....................................... | 1 | ||||
II. | BACKGROUND | ..................................................................................... | 6 | |||
III. GRID MODERNIZATION INVESTMENTS AND COST RECOVERY................ | 8 | |||||
A. | Description of Proposals .................................................................. | 8 | ||||
1. | Introduction ......................................................................... | 8 | ||||
2. | New Grid-Facing Investments.................................................. | 10 | ||||
a. | NSTAR Electric ......................................................... | 10 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 10 | ||||
ii. | Advanced Load Flow .......................................... | 11 | ||||
iii. | Communications ................................................ | 13 | ||||
iv. | DERMS .......................................................... | 15 | ||||
v. | Measurement, Verification, and Support .................. | 17 | ||||
b. | National Grid ............................................................. | 18 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 18 | ||||
ii. | DERMS .......................................................... | 19 | ||||
iii. | Demonstration Projects ........................................ | 21 | ||||
iv. | Measurement, Verification, and Support .................. | 23 | ||||
c. | Unitil ....................................................................... | 24 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 24 | ||||
ii. | DERMS .......................................................... | 25 | ||||
iii. | DER Mitigation ................................................. | 26 | ||||
iv. | Measurement, Verification, and Support .................. | 26 | ||||
3. | Customer-Facing Investments .................................................. | 27 | ||||
a. | NSTAR Electric ......................................................... | 27 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 27 | ||||
ii. | Proposed Investments .......................................... | 28 | ||||
iii. | Deployment Timeline .......................................... | 36 | ||||
iv. | Business Case ................................................... | 37 | ||||
b. | National Grid ............................................................. | 42 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 42 | ||||
ii. | Proposed Investments .......................................... | 43 | ||||
iii. | Deployment Timeline .......................................... | 48 | ||||
iv. | Business Case ................................................... | 49 | ||||
c. | Unitil Proposal ........................................................... | 52 | ||||
i. | Overview ......................................................... | 52 | ||||
ii. | Proposed Investments .......................................... | 53 | ||||
iii. | Deployment Timeline .......................................... | 55 |
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