ORDER ESTABLISHING TIERING AND OUTREACH POLICY. By Chair Van Nostrand, Commissioners Fraser and Rubin. D.P.U. 21-50-A. (Versions of the Order in English, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

Post-Technical Conference Comments of the Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast

Comments of the Office of the Attorney General

Post-Technical Conference Comments of the Department of Energy Resources

Joint Comments on behalf of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Until, Massachusetts Electric Company, Nantucket Electric Company, and Boston Gas Company each d/b/a National Grid, NSTAR Electric Company, NSTAR Gas Company, and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts each d/b/a Eversource Energy, The Berkshire Gas Company, and Liberty Utilities (New England Natural Gas Company) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (together the “Distribution Companies”).

Comments of Berkshire Environmental Action Team

Post-Technical Conference Comments of Conservation Law Foundation and Environmental Defense Fund

Motion for Extension of Time

Granted Motion for Extension of Time

Hearing Officer Memorandum RE: Public Awareness and Participation Procedures, Request for Comments (versions in English, Simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Cape Verdean, Spanish, and Portuguese)

Office of the Attorney General's Notice of Technical Conference Panelists

Hearing Officer Memorandum RE: Technical Conference Agenda and Guidelines (versions in English, Simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, Cape Verdean, Spanish, and Portuguese)

Notice of Withdrwal of Counsel for Shannon Beale on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.

Memorandum RE: Public Awareness and Participation Procedures, D.P.U. 21-50 Notice of Technical Conference (Versions in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese)

Joint Comments of the Massachusetts Distribution Companies on the Department of Public Utilities' December 28, 2022 Interlocutory Order and Draft Policy.

Comments of the Office of the Attorney General in response to the Department's Interlocutory Order and Draft Policy on Enhancing Public Awareness and Participation.

Joint Comments of the Environmental Defense Fund, Boston Residents Group, and Vote Solar on the Department’s Interlocutory Order and Draft Policy to Advance Public Awareness and Participation.

Comments of Conservation Law Foundation on Draft Policy

Comments of the Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast, Inc. on the Draft Policy

Comments of the Town of Hopkinton in response to the Interlocutory Order and Draft Policy.

Comments of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources regarding the Department of Public Utilities’ draft policy in its inquiry for enhancing public awareness and participation in Department proceedings.

Appearance of Counsel for Matthew C. Campbell on behalf of Fitchburg Gas and Electric Company d/b/a Unitil

INTERLOCUTORY ORDER AND DRAFT POLICY ON ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION. By Chair Nelson, Commissioners Hayden and Fraser

Notice of Appearance of Counsel for Melissa G. Liazos on behalf of Boston Gas Company, Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company each d/b/a National Grid.

Comments of the Office of the Attorney General

Joint Response of the Distribution Companies: Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Until, Massachusetts Electric Company, Nantucket Electric Company, and Boston Gas Company each d/b/a National Grid, NSTAR Electric Company, NSTAR Gas Company, and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts each d/b/a Eversource Energy, The Berkshire Gas Company, and Liberty Utilities (New England Natural Gas Company) Corp. d/b/a Liberty.

Joint Comments from environmental justice and climate advocates: Joy Yakie, Manager, Environmental Justice and Outreach, Acadia Center; Kyle Murray, Senior Policy Advocate-Massachusetts, Acadia Center; Boston Residents Group; Paulina Casasola, Climate Justice Organizer, Clean Water Action; Sabrina Davis, Lead Organizer, Coalition for Social Justice; Priya Gandbhir, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation; Staci Rubin, Vice President, Environmental Justice, Conservation Law Foundation; Alice Arena, President, Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station; Jolette Westbrook, Dir. & Sr. Attorney, Equitable Regulatory Solutions, Environmental Defense Fund; Larry Chretien, Executive Director, Green Energy Consumers Alliance; John Walkey, Director of Waterfront & Climate Justice Initiatives, GreenRoots; Cathy Kristofferson, Co-founder, Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast.

Comments by Conservation Law Foundation

Comments by Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast, Inc. (PLAN)

Comments by Vote Solar

Comments by Erika Kohl, member Westford Clean Energy and Sustainability Committee

Request for Comments (Versions in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, and Mandarin)

Hearing presentation materials by GreenRoots

Hearing presentation materials for MASSCAP

Public Awareness and Participation--Roundtable Details- Presentations (1)

Public Awareness and Participation--Roundtable Details- Presentations (1)

Presentation materials to be used by Conservation Law Foundation for Topic 2 of the roundtable.

Presentation materials from the Boston Housing Authority

PowerPoint slides to be used by counsel for the Town of Needham in their presentation on August 25.

Presentation materials filed on behalf of the Distribution Companies’ in advance of the August 25, 2022 roundtable discussion

Presentation materials of the National Consumer Law Center for the August 25 workgroup meeting

Presentation materials to be used by the Town of Hopkinton at the Roundtable

Hearing Officer Memorandum Regarding Roundtable Ground Rules and Requirements for Presentations (versions in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Vietnamese)

Hearing Officer Memorandum on Guidelines for Presenters

Notice of Joint Roundtable: Focus Issues, Agenda, and Logistics. Notices translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Simplified Chinese, and Vietnamese.

Joint Responses of the Distribution Companies to the Hearing Officer Memorandum issued on April 27, 2022.

Response of the Granville Centre Water Company to the Hearing Officer's Memorandum dated April 27, 2022

Response of East Northfield Water Company to the Hearing Officer Memorandum dated April 27, 2022.

Response of Monterey Water Company to the Hearing Officer Memorandum dated April 27, 2022

Hearing Officer Officer Memorandum Regarding Request to Distribution Companies.

Granted Motion of the Conservation Law Foundation to Late-File Comments

Conservation Law Foundation’s Motion to Late-File Comments

Updated Comments of Conservation Law Foundation

Assigned to Scott Seigal and Laurie Weisman, Hearing Officers. By Chair Nelson and Commissioner Fraser

Comments by various public interest organizations and others: Priya Gandbhir, Staff Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation; Alan Ransil, PhD, Sunrise Boston; Deb Pasternak, State Director, Sierra Club Massachusetts; Sabrina Davis, Lead Organizer, Coalition for Social Justice; Audrey Schulman, Co-Executive Director, HEET; Kyle Murray, Senior Policy Advocate – Massachusetts Acadia Center; Roseann Bongiovanni, Executive Director, GreenRoots; Cathy Kristofferson, Secretary, Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast (PLAN-NE); G. Lee Humphrey, Gas Leaks Allies; Claire Miller, Movement Building Director, Unitarian Universalist Mass Action; Adele Franks, Steering Committee Member, Climate Action Now, Western Mass; Karry Muzzey, Co-Chair, Take Back the Grid; Steven Marantz, Member, Longmeadow Select Board; and Sofia Owen, Staff Attorney & Director of Environmental Justice Legal Services, Alternatives for Community and Environment.

Comments of Browning the Green Space

Comments of the Gas Leaks Allies.

Comments of the National Consumer Law Center.

Comments of PowerOptions

Comments of the Conservation Law Foundation

Comments of the Department of Energy Resources.

Comments of the Environmental Defense Fund.

Joint Initial Comments of the Massachusetts Distribution Companies on the Department of Public Utilities' Request for Comments.

Comments of the Office of the Attorney General.

Comments of the Massachusetts Climate Action Network (MCAN)

Comments by Andrea Honore

Comments of (The Rev.) Betsy J. Sowers, Environmental Justice contact for Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station.

Return of Service of Boston Gas Company, Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, each d/b/a National Grid for the Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments issued by the Department of Public Utilities.

Return of Service of NSTAR Gas Company, NSTAR Electric Company, and Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts, each d/b/a Eversource Energy for the Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments issued by the Department of Public Utilities.

Comments by Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast, Inc.

Comments by Climable.org

Comments of the Boston Housing Authority.

Comments of the Town of Hopkinton

Comments of the City of Boston.

Notice of Intervention and Appearance of Counsel for Jessica R. Freedman and Shannon Beale on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.

Comments by Rosalind (Lynn) Nadeau.

ORDER OF NOTICE; NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS.

VOTE AND ORDER OPENING INQUIRY. By Chair Nelson, Commissioners Hayden and Fraser