Community Meeting with Eversource Apr 14, 2026

The Town of Amherst, MA held a community meeting on April 14, 2026, featuring representatives from Eversource to discuss their Transmission Rightway Reliability Program (TRRP) focused on vegetation management along a 29-mile transmission corridor. Eversource presented details about the project scope, including plans to expand maintained vegetation clearances to reduce outage risks caused by tree falls on transmission lines. The meeting included extensive public engagement, with Eversource outlining their permitting process, environmental impact assessments, and mitigation efforts, including coordination with local conservation commissions and environmental justice communities. Residents raised concerns about the environmental impact, the scale of tree removal, and the transparency of alternative analyses. Eversource representatives addressed questions about vegetation management standards, maintenance cycles, and compliance with regulatory requirements. The meeting concluded with commitments to ongoing dialogue, further public outreach, and coordination with state agencies and local stakeholders to balance infrastructure reliability with environmental preservation.