New England East-West Solution (NEEWS)

Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP)
Project Description
Construction Updates Summary
Public Involvement -
     Connecticut
Public Involvement -
     Massachusetts
Archived Documents -
     Connecticut
Archived Documents -
     Massachusetts
Contact Info

Interstate Reliability Project (Interstate)

Central Connecticut Reliability Project (Central)

Public Involvement - Connecticut

Historical Documents

On October 20, 2008, The Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) applied to the Connecticut Siting Council for Certificates of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for the construction of the Connecticut portion of the Greater Springfield Reliability Project (GSRP) and the construction of the Manchester to Meekville Circuit Separation Project. The next stage in the approval of the Greater Springfield Reliability Project is under the authority of the Connecticut Siting Council. The Siting Council process includes public meetings and hearings, through which community members have opportunities to learn about the project and voice comments or concerns they may have.

Prior to filing the application with the Connecticut Siting Council, CL&P filed its Municipal Consultation Filing (MCF) with affected towns on June 16, 2008. The MCF provided information concerning the need for the project, site selection process and potential environmental effects of the proposed project. In addition, CL&P held "open houses" in local municipalities during the Municipal Consultation period, which ended in September 2008. Open houses were held in Suffield, East Granby and Enfield (an alternate route town) providing residents with the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their concerns about the project with subject experts from CL&P. The following is an archive of the MCF documents.

Municipal Consultation Filing (June 16, 2008)

• Cover Letter (179KB)
• Volume 1 (4.5MB) - Overview (e.g., executive summary, project description, preferred vs. alternate routes, etc.)
• Volume 2 (47MB) - Environmental exhibits (e.g., wetlands, historical and archeological resources, soil characteristics)
• Volume 3 (117MB) - Other exhibits
• Volume 4 TOC (13KB) - Supplemental documents by other agencies
• SD.01 ISO-NE 2008-2017 Forecast Report of Capacity, Energy (585KB)
• SD.02 ISO-NE 2007 Regional System Plan October 18 2007 (931KB)
• SD.03 ISO-NE 2006 Regional System Plan OCtober 26 2006 (1.1MB)
• SD.04 ISO-NE Regional System Plan (RSP 05) ISO Approved (61MB)
• SD.05 ISO-NE SNETR- Reliability Report 1 Need Analysis Jan (475KB)
• SD.06 ISO-NE Planning Procedure No. 3 PP-3 Reliability Standard (536KB)
• SD.07 ISO New England FERC Electric Tariff No. 3 Attachment (275KB)
• SD.08 Northeast Power Coordination Counsel Doc A-2 (98KB)
• SD.09 Northeast Power Coordination Counsel Doc A-5 Bulk Power (162KB)
• SD.10 New England Energy Alliance Electricity Transmission (334MB)
• SD.11 CSC Review of the Ten Year Forecast of CT Electric Load (195MB)
• SD.12 CSC Review of the Ten Year Forecast of CT Electric Load (1.5MB)
• SD.13 Letter to S. Derek Phelps from Roger Zaklukiewicz (184KB)
• SD.14 CSC Life Cycle 2007-Life Cycle Costs of Electric Transmission (233MB)
• SD.15 CSC EMF Best Management Practices for the Construction (73KB)
• SD.16 CSC Current Status of Scientific Research, Consensus (13MB)
• SD.17 World Health Org Electromagnetic Field and Public Health (183KB)
• SD.18 CT Dept of Public Health, Env Health Sect Env Occup Health (289KB)
• SD.19 National Institute of Environmental Health Science NI (6.4MB)
• SD.20 CT Energy Advisory Board 2007 Energy Plan for Connecticut (979KB)
• SD.21 CL&P 2008 Forecast of Loads and Resources (444KB)
• SD.22 NUSCO Transmission Planning Guideline May 2008 (126KB)
• SD.23 NUSCO Overhead Transmission Line Standards-OTRM 30 May (883KB)
• SD.24 NUSCO Tighe and Bond Best Management Practices Manual (8.5MB)
• Volume 5 (117MB) - Route maps, design drawings

For current information about the Greater Springfield Reliability Project approval process, go to the Public Involvement page.