Letter to Eversource CEO Joe Nolan Regarding Eversource’s Proposed Eastern Massachusetts Underground Cable Modernization Program
March 18, 2025
Joseph R. Nolan, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Eversource Energy
800 Boylston Street
17th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
Dear Mr. Nolan,
The New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE) appreciates Eversource’s February 26, 2025 presentation to the Planning Advisory Committee on its proposed Eastern Massachusetts Underground Cable Modernization Program (UCMP). As you know, New England ratepayers have steadily invested in the region’s electric power grid over many decades. As the system ages, needs evolve, and demand grows, NESCOE continues to prioritize reliable service at the lowest cost to ratepayers over the long term. For the reasons set forth below, NESCOE asks that you pause implementing any nonurgent, time-sensitive project components of this program to allow for a holistic, regional planning discussion about Eversource’s proposed overhaul of the transmission network serving New England’s largest load center.
