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Department of Public Utilities Decision - March 19, 2010
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The Agawam-West Springfield Circuit Separation Project in Massachusetts will separate two high-voltage circuits which currently occupy the same towers. The project will improve system reliability by placing each circuit on its own set of structures between the Agawam and West Springfield Substations.
Agawam-West Springfield Project Facts
| Length: |
Approximately 2.5 miles, constructed primarily on existing
rights-of-way |
| Line voltage: | 115 kilovolts (kV), unchanged from the current circuits |
| Towns along right-of-way: | Agawam and West Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Siting Petition/Decision: |
Petition for project approval filed with Massachusetts
Department of Public Utilities (DPU), March 2009
Favorable DPU decision received, March 2010
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| Construction Timetable: |
Construction begins in summer 2010
Typical construction hours are 7:00 a.m. -
7:00 p.m., Monday - Saturday (no holidays), with
the exception of the area from Agawam Substation
to the Westfield River. In that area, the typical
construction hours are 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Monday - Friday (no holidays)
Anticipated in-service date is mid-2011
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Department of Public Utilities Decision - March 19, 2010
The following document is the decision from the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) regarding the Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) petitions filed with the DPU for the Agawam - West Springfield Circuit Separation Project.
On March 13, 2009, WMECO filed a petition to separate two high-voltage circuits which currently occupy the same towers, and place each circuit on its own set of new monopole transmission structures. This work will take place within the same 2.5 mile WMECO right-of-way between the Agawam and West Springfield substations.
On March 13, 2009, WMECO also filed a related petition seeking specific and comprehensive exemptions from the local Zoning Ordinances in Agawam and West Springfield associated with the proposed project.
The DPU issued its approval of both decisions, with some conditions, on March 19, 2010.
Department of Public Utilities 09-24/09-25 Decision dated March 19, 2010:
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