MEETING NOTICES & AGENDAS
The next MMLD Light Commission meeting date is scheduled for Tuesday, 12/19. The link to this Meeting Agenda is will be provided below when available.
Click any date below to view the last 12 months of Meeting Agenda PDFs. See past Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, and Annual Reports on our Meetings & Annual Reports Page.
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Dec. 19, 2023
Nov. 21, 2023
Oct. 24, 2023
Oct. 6, 2023 Berkshire Wind
Sept. 5, 2023
July 26, 2023
June 27, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Reorganization vote.
- 2. Approve minutes of May 30th.
- 3. Public Comments.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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May 30, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of May 4th.
- 2. Public Comments.
- 3. Intown solar update.
- 4. Power portfolio update.
- 5. Coastal Zone Management (CZM) grant update.
- 6. 80 Commercial St. fence update. Vote on contract.
- 7. Bessom St. entry to Village 13 substation update.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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May 4, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- Approve minutes of March 28th and April 10th.
- 2. Public Comments.
- 3. Battery storage policy update.
- 4. Demand charge discussion
- 5. Utility scale battery chemistry discussion.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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April 10, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Open meeting.
- 2. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel General manager Joe Kowalik.
- 3. Return to Open Session Vote on General Manager’s review.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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March 28, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- Approve minutes of March 1st and March 7th
- 2. Public comment.
- 3. Village 13 update. (Schedule)
- 4. Go Green Rate for Commercial customers. Discussion and vote.
- 5. Project 2023A. Vote to participate.
- 6. Energy Code and effects on Department.
- 7. Commissioners Association, discussion.
- 8. Efficiency programs for vulnerable populations.
- 9. Green Committee update.
- 10. Reliability discussion.
- 11. Solar credit discussion
- 12. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General manager Joe Kowalik.
- 13. Not to return to Open Session
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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March 7, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 4:00 Approve minutes of January 31st and March 1st
- 2. 4:05 Public comment.
- 3. 4:20 Coastal Zone Management grant update.
- 4. 4:40 Battery storage discussion and vote.
- 5. 4:55 80 Commercial access and security fence.
- 6. 5:05 General Managers report: Nexgrid upgrades. Hiring updates. Transformer update. School solar update.
- 7. 5:20 Rate discussion on solar credit and public charging stations.
- 8. 5:35 Motion to go into Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or selling energy. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General Manager Joe Kowalik
- 9. 6:00 Return to Open Session
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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March 1, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 4:00 Approve minutes of January 31st and March 1st
- 2. 4:05 Public comment.
- 3. 4:20 Coastal Zone Management grant update.
- 4. 4:40 Battery storage discussion and vote.
- 5. 4:55 80 Commercial access and security fence.
- 6. 5:05 General Managers report: Nexgrid upgrades. Hiring updates. Transformer update. School solar update.
- 7. 5:20 Rate discussion on solar credit and public charging stations.
- 8. 5:35 Motion to go into Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or selling energy. To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel General Manager Joe Kowalik
- 9. 6:00 Return to Open Session
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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February 24, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. 2:30 Load forecast model assumptions
- 2. 2:45 EV-driven load forecast results
- 3. 3:00 Discussion
- 4. 3:15 Next steps
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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January 31, 2023
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. 4:00 Approve minutes of January 10th.
- 2. 4:05 Discussion and vote on remaining rate changes.
- 3. 4:50 2022 operating results.
- 4. 5:00 Village 13 update.
- 5. 5:15 Nexgrid upgrade.
- 6. 5:25 Utility Scale Battery update.
- 7. 5:30 Rolling black out update.
- 8. 5:35 Distribution Manager hiring update.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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December 19, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th and November 29th.
- 2. Review Bids for Village 13 transformers and vote to appropriate funding.
- 3. Sustainable Committee update.
- 4. Strategy Committee update.
- 5.Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with nonunion personnel, General Manager, Joe Kowalik. Not to return to Open Session.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
View this Agenda PDF here.
December 15, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th.
- 2. 2022 year to date financials.
- 3. 2023 Budget plan.
- 4. Rate Restructuring and Winter Electric Reliability Concerns (Need to prepare for rolling blackouts) Public information session December 6th, 7pm, Marblehead High School Auditorium.
- 5. Low income Household Residential rate.
- 6. Sustainable Committee update.
- 7. Strategy Committee update.
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
View this Agenda PDF here.