National Grid's experienced Stakeholder Relations Team is committed to working closely with local officials, residents, businesses, and state senators and representatives throughout the project. The team has conducted extensive early public outreach and will continue outreach throughout the project including the permitting, construction, and site restoration phases of the project.

Public Outreach to Date

• Briefings to state and local officials in 2006
• Right-of-way (ROW) audits conducted to identify residences and businesses adjacent to the ROW
• Conducted visits and hand delivered project packages to residents and businesses adjacent to the ROW
• Conducted EMF readings as requested by individual landowners
• Preferred solutions were communicated to state and local officials during summer 2007
• Media briefings in February 2008
• Informational forums for local officials, businesses and large commercial and industrial customers were held in Spring 2008
• General public open house events - 2008 & 2009
  • June 2008 Open House Presentation (pdf)

Expanded Public Outreach

In an effort to constantly improve our public outreach we have expanded our efforts for the Rhode Island Reliability Project to include:

• Our earliest and most comprehensive outreach effort ever
• A Background Document (pdf) which contains a summary of the project written for a non-technical audience
• Simulations that allow us to show residents, businesses, community leaders, state officials and other stakeholders areas of interest along the project route
• A plan to install gates and guardrails where unauthorized ROW access has been identified
• A systematic approach to ensure timely project updates and follow-up

Upcoming Public Outreach

Other opportunities for public information and input include:

• Email lists and notifications for project events and construction updates

Please see the "For More Information" pages of this web site to reach the Stakeholder Relations Team and learn more about the project.