Meadow Road Substation Site Plan
At a glance
- What: New England Power and Mass Electric seek site plan review, special permit and stormwater permit for substation equipment at Meadow Road (Planning Board agenda, October 20, 2026).
- Where it stands: The Planning Board hearing was scheduled; no Planning Board minutes were available. National Grid told the Select Board on July 27 that the Meadow Road substation (last upgraded in 1997) would grow from about 40 MVA to about 95 MVA.
- Next: The hearing is continued to the November 17 Planning Board meeting (site plan, floodplain special permit and stormwater permit for equipment at 7.5 and 9 Meadow Road).
2026-07-27 - Board of Selectmen (Select Board)
See National Grid Pole Hearing for National Grid's presentation on the substation expansion and related distribution work.
Sources
- Planning Board agenda, October 20, 2026: https://www.spencerma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-464
- Select Board minutes, July 27, 2026 (approved September 14, 2026): https://www.spencerma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07272026-409
Log
- 2026-11-06 - Continued hearing posted on the 2026-11-17 - Planning Board agenda.
- 2026-10-24 - Added context from July 27 Select Board minutes.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda.