Project Updates

View the posts below to stay informed about regulatory updates, milestones, and community engagement opportunities for the HMLP Reliability Project.

GM Updates, News, & Events

Hingham June 4 Public Meeting Video: Planning Board and Zoning Board Review HMLP Substation Proposal

On June 4, 2024, the Hingham Planning Board and Zoning Board held a joint Zoom meeting to review and discuss HMLP’s proposal for a new electric substation as part of the Hingham Electrical Infrastructure Reliability Project. A 1 hour and 24-minute video of the meeting is available for public viewing.

Hingham Public Meeting: Planning Board and Zoning Board Will Review HMLP Substation Proposal

A joint Zoom meeting of Hingham’s Planning and Zoning Boards will be held June 4, 2024, at 7 p.m. to review HMLP’s new substation proposal and gather public feedback before state filings.

artist rendering for proposed substation at hingham transfer station

Joint Planning Board and Zoning Board Meeting on Proposed HMLP Substation June 4, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.

HMLP invites residents to a June 4, 2024 joint Planning and Zoning Board Zoom meeting to review and provide input on the proposed new substation at the Hingham Transfer Station, part of the HEIRP project to improve the town’s electric reliability and support climate goals.

Regulatory Updates

Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB 24-01/D.P.U. 24-135)

Petition to Construct

Petition of Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant for Approval to Construct a New Underground 115-kv Electric Transmission Line and Related Ancillary Facilities in Weymouth and Hingham, EFSB 24-01

Filed November 13, 2024

Joint Zoning Petition

Joint Petition of Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant and NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for Individual And Comprehensive Exemptions From The Zoning Enactments Of The Towns Of Hingham And Weymouth, D.P.U. 24-135

Filed November 13, 2024

Supporting Analysis 

Analysis to Support Petitions in front of the Energy Facilities Siting Board
EFSB to construct the HMLP Reliability Project 24-01/DPU 24-135

Filed November 13, 2024