Wakefield to Woburn Underground Power Cable Project. Town of Wakefield Board of Selectman Meeting November 13, 2017

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1 Wakefield to Woburn Underground Power Cable Project Town of Wakefield Board of Selectman Meeting November 13, 2017

2 Project Update, DPW Agreement and Franchise Petition ¾ Provide project update to the Town of Wakefield Board of Selectmen ¾ Seek approval for agreement with DPW and ¾ Seek approval for Franchise Petitions/Grants of Location 2

3 Project Need and Scope ¾ The Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire region has significant electric demand ¾ ISO-NE System Studies since 2008 have identified potential overloads on existing transmission lines ¾ National Grid/Eversource Solution set, including the Woburn to Wakefield Line Project, will solve reliability needs and create over $500M investment in MA and NH. ¾ The Woburn to Wakefield Line Project is a new underground 345-kV line through Wakefield, Stoneham, Woburn, and Winchester, MA 3

4 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Proposed Route Streets Impacted by installation (feet) Albion Street (~1390) Broadway (~3430) North Ave (~90) Main Street (~210) Bennett Street (~30) Richardson St.(~35) Water Street (~55) Salem Street (~5,930) Montrose Ave (~1375) 4

5 Wakefield Woburn Cable Project Description and estimated Tax Revenues Town of Wakefield Portion of the project ¾ 3.43 miles of underground duct bank with ~ one mile portion of the route in an inactive MBTA rail bed ¾ New equipment installs and electrical work within fence line at the existing Wakefield Junction substation Costs and potential Tax Revenues ¾ Est. $58.5 million infrastructure Investment with an estimated $1.58 million tax revenue for Wakefield in first year after in service (2019) ¾ Est. $7.3 million cumulative tax revenue first five years after in service 5

6 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Update ¾ Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) Application filed September 2015, decision anticipated December 2017 ¾ Discussions and Permit Applications in process with MBTA, Mass DOT ¾ Multiple Meetings with the Town of Wakefield officials: ¾ Department of Public Works (DPW) ¾ Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (WMGLD) ¾ Town of Wakefield Conservation Commission ¾ Latest Project Drawing sets provided to DPW and WMGLD on October 11. Drawing reviews scheduled November 13 th. 6

7 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Continuing Activities ¾ Periodic Project Updates to Selectmen and other town authorities ¾ Field Visits with DPW, WMGLD and Conservation Commission, design and engineering discussions ¾ Further reviews with Town Tree Warden to discuss trimming and potential removals & replacements ¾ Meetings with police and fire departments on traffic control plans 7

Manhole placement & Cable trench work in public ways April thru

8 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Cable Construction Schedule ¾ March 2018 start construction on unused MBTA right-ofway ¾ Manhole placement & Cable trench work in public ways April thru November 2018 ¾ Cable pulling and terminations - January thru April

9 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Tentative Substation Construction Schedule Perimeter fence and new sound wall Substation Construction April 2018 May

10 Earlier Town of Wakefield Community Meetings & Events 2014 November 3 rd Wakefield Presentation to Town Manager December 29 th Wakefield Presentation to Town Manager 2015 March 6th Wakefield Presentation to Town Manager March 23 rd Wakefield Presentation to Board of Selectmen April 30 th Wakefield Public Open House August 13 th Wakefield Presentation to Town Manager October 29 th Meeting with Wakefield Town Manager and Various Town Departments 2016 March 24 th Meeting with Wakefield Town Officials April 7 th Meeting with Wakefield Town Officials

11 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project Earlier Door-to-Door Outreach Activities ¾ Since 2015, conducted multiple rounds of door-to-door outreach, canvassing more than 1600 direct and indirect abutters within a two-street radius of the project route ¾ Fall 2015 outreach to direct abutters ¾ Fall 2016 outreach to abutters regarding test pit work ¾ Spring 2017 outreach to direct and indirect abutters ¾ Summer 2017 outreach to abutters regarding borings

12 Future Outreach Plans ¾ ¾ ¾ Open House 45 days in advance of construction Continued business and residential outreach and direct mailings Continued meetings and weekly project update postings Public Information Sources q Project Website: q Project Hotline: q Project info@ma-nhsolution.com

13 Project Benefits + Additional property tax income + New sound wall will provide further mitigation of noise levels from the substation + Curb to Curb paving provided for impacted streets + Replacement of 4,200 feet of existing WMGLD steel gas line on Salem Street + Paving of MBTA ROW for project will facilitate town s plans for future recreational trail along unused railway + Regional electric grid reliability improvements

14 Wakefield Woburn Power Cable Project In-service and operational date June 1,

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