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Grid Modernization Advisory Council
Board Information
Policy Area
Energy and Environmental AffairsPurpose
The Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) is charged with reviewing and providing recommendations to the state’s investor-owned electric distribution companies’ (EDCs) electric-sector modernization plans (ESMPs). The EDCs develop ESMPs for their respective customer service areas. Each ESMP will include, among other items, a summary of all reviewed, under consideration, or previously approved distribution system investments and alternatives, distribution system improvements to increase system reliability and resiliency for weather and disaster-related risks, distribution system improvements to facilitate transportation and building electrification, forecasts considering 5 and 10 year horizons as well as an assessment of demand through 2050. Once the GMAC has reviewed and provided recommendations, the EDCs will make appropriate revisions to their plan and file it with the Department of Public Utilities.Legal Authority
Board Members
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| Member↓↓ | Seat Name | Appointing Authority | Term End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bresolin Silver | Energy storage industry | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Marybeth Campbell | Local agency administering the low-income weatherization program | Governor | January 3, 2028 |
| Lawerence Chretien | Low- and middle-income residential consumers | Governor | July 23, 2028 |
| Julie Curti | Municipal/Regional | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Daniel Marceau | Electric Distribution Company (non-voting) | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Amy McGuire | Electric vehicle industry | Governor | January 3, 2028 |
| Chris Modlish | Attorney General (or designee) | Ex Officio | - |
| Kyle Murray | Environmental advocacy community | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Levi Reilly | Building electrification industry | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Jennifer Schilling | Electric Distribution Company (non-voting) | Governor | January 3, 2028 |
| Kevin Sprague | Electric Distribution Company (non-voting) | Governor | January 4, 2028 |
| Jim Stanislaski | MassCEC Executive Director (or designee) | Ex Officio | - |
| Jonathan Stout | Large commercial and industrial end-use customers | Governor | May 26, 2028 |
| Andy Sun | Engineering expertise in interconnecting clean energy | Governor | December 30, 2027 |
| Kate Tohme | Distributed generation renewable energy industry | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Joanna Troy | DOER Commissioner (or designee) | Ex Officio | - |
| Alex Worsley | Transmission-scale renewable energy industry | Governor | December 29, 2027 |
| Kathryn Wright | Environmental justice community | Governor | December 29, 2027 |