In the News
Op-ed: "Why aren't the waterfront power lines buried?" 2/27/22 (online)
Op-ed: "Why aren't the waterfront power lines buried?" 2/27/22 (paper)
“Groups allege racism in refusal to bury power lines,” front page, 7/24/21.
“Fairness and National Grid,” 8/8/21, by Fox Point Neighborhood Association
“Unsightly power lines have got to go,” 8/22/21, by three business leaders:
Sally Lapides, President, Residential Properties Ltd.
Mark Hellendung, CEO, Narragansett Brewing Company
T.J.McNulty, CEO, Grand Festivals (aka RI Seafood Festival)
Overview
Map of proposed route to bury waterfront power lines
Economic benefits of burial
Power lines reduce property values: Politifact, Providence Jrl., 11/16/14
Support for burial
Petition signers get the vision
List of 78 organizations supporting burial
Excerpts from early support statements
Statement at first Energy Facility Siting Board hearing, 6/11/03