Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Offshore Wind, Clean Energy & Energy Storage

The Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy will be holding a hybrid public hearing on Offshore Wind, Clean Energy, & Energy Storage legislation on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. in Hearing Room A1.    

Individuals who wish to testify in-person or virtually may register to do so by filling out this form by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025. Testimony is limited to three minutes per person. You will receive a Teams invitation and further instructions on how to participate virtually a day before the hearing. 

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Benjamin Minerva at ben.minerva@masenate.gov and Phillip Hashey at phillip.hashey@mahouse.gov. The deadline to submit written testimony is Tuesday, August 5, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format:  

Bill# - Your Organization’s Name – Support/Oppose 

Written testimony may also be physically mailed to the Senate Chair and House Chair at the following addresses respectively:

SENATE CHAIR MICHAEL J. BARRETT

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: BENJAMIN MINERVA, COUNSEL

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 312-B

BOSTON, MA 02133

HOUSE CHAIR MARK J. CUSACK

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES, AND ENERGY

ATTN: PHILLIP HASHEY, COMMITTEE COUNSEL

24 BEACON ST, ROOM 43

BOSTON, MA 02133

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Those who do not plan to testify but want to watch the public hearing may attend in person or view the live stream under the Hearings & Events section of the [malegislature.gov/events] legislative website. 

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed on the agenda are required to be reported on by September 27, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

If you have any questions, please reach out by emailing ben.minerva@masenate.gov.       

Michael J. Barrett

Senate Chair

Representative Mark J. Cusack

House Chair

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy - 7-29-2025	7/29/2025 1:00 PM	01:58:39

Offshore Wind, Clean Energy & Energy Storage 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3454	An Act relative to offshore wind	Antonio F. D. Cabral
H.3456	An Act to advance energy solutions	Daniel Cahill
H.3479	An Act relative to the onshore siting of infrastructure associated with offshore wind projects	Kip A. Diggs
H.3493	An Act increasing opportunities for peak energy storage	Sean Garballey
H.3501	An Act supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind	Richard M. Haggerty
H.3512	An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study small modular reactors	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3542	An Act advancing the clean energy transition	Steven Owens
H.3553	An Act regarding the reform of Class 2 regulations	David Allen Robertson
H.3569	An Act relative to carbon emission reduction and advanced nuclear energy generation	Aaron L. Saunders
H.3571	Resolve establishing a commission to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts' future energy planning	Margaret R. Scarsdale
H.3579	An Act providing for a wind-farm study	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.3585	An Act establishing a special commission to study the potential risks to cities and towns from the onshore electrical infrastructure supporting offshore wind energy generation projects	Steven George Xiarhos
S.2237	An Act defining clean energy	Joanne M. Comerford
S.2258	Resolve establishing a commission to consider the inclusion of nuclear energy in Massachusetts future energy planning	John J. Cronin
S.2279	An Act supporting climate progress through sustainably developed offshore wind	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2282	An Act advancing the clean energy transition	Dylan A. Fernandes
S.2293	An Act to promote energy and economic resilience through clean energy education and job pathway programs	Edward J. Kennedy
S.2304	An Act strengthening offshore wind regulations	Mark C. Montigny
S.2325	An Act relative to grid battery storage innovation study	Bruce E. Tarr

Present (10)

Mark J. Cusack (HOU)

Natalie M. Higgins (HOU)

Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (HOU)

Michael P. Kushmerek (HOU)

William F. MacGregor (HOU)

Sean Reid (HOU)

David Allen Robertson (HOU)

Margaret R. Scarsdale (HOU)

Jeffrey Rosario Turco (HOU)

Chynah Tyler (HOU)

Absent (1)

Kimberly N. Ferguson (HOU) *

	Document
	H.3454
	H.3456
	H.3479
	H.3493
	H.3501
	H.3512
	H.3542
	H.3553
	H.3569
	H.3571
	H.3579
	H.3585

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

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