National Grid's experienced community 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 that identified 200 residences that are adjacent to the ROW
more than 100 visits to property owners adjacent to the ROW
Preferred solutions were communicated to state and local officials during summer 2007
Media briefings in February 2008
Visual impact assessments are underway
Informational forums for local officials, businesses and large commercial and industrial customers were held in Spring 2008.
General public open house events - spring and early summer 2008
• June 2008 Open House Presentation (pdf)
• Upcoming Open Houses (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). This document contains a summary of the project written for a non-technical audience.
Google Earth route simulations that allow us to show residents, businesses, community leaders and state officials their property or area of interest in relation to the project.
A budget to address unauthorized ROW access
A contact database to create detailed tracking for all contact with those interested in the project

Upcoming Public Outreach

Other opportunities for public information and input include:

Email lists and notifications for project events and construction updates
Local public hearings
Energy Facilities Board Hearings

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