Foley Hoag is pleased to host the Environmental Business Council of New England for its presentation and roundtable discussion of the Massachusetts Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting’s recent recommendations. Partner Zachary Gerson will co-chair the program.

This event will provide an opportunity to learn more about the recommendations of the Massachusetts Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting issued on March 29, 2024. The Commission, made up of a diverse membership of professionals and advocates invested in the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition goals, was tasked with providing recommendations that will help reduce permitting timelines, ensure communities have input in the siting and permitting of clean energy infrastructure, and ensure that the benefits of a clean energy transition are shared equitably. The recommendations will provide an important resource to policy makers and state leadership in their work to implement the Commonwealth’s net zero goals.

This EBC “report-out” brings the Chair of Commission Michael Judge into the room to provide an overview of the Commission, its processes and work, as well as a review of the recommendations. Following Chair Judge’s overview, a panel of Commission members will discuss the recommendations in more detail and answer audience questions.

Participants

• Michael Judge, Chair, Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting; Undersecretary of Energy, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
• Catherine Finneran, Vice Chair – Strategic Planning, EBC Executive Committee; Vice President, Transmission Project Development, Siting & Project Services, Eversource Energy
• Michael Judge, MA EOEEA
• Steve Long, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy
• Rusty Polsgrove, Environmental Justice Organizer, Arise for Social Justice Springfield
• State Representative Jeffrey N. Roy, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• John Tzimorangas, President and CEO, Executive Team, Energy New England