Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from James M. Lavelle’s organization
Sep 8, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Holyoke Gas and Electric Department Regular Session
The Commission reviewed financial statements and received updates on the Gas Division's pricing and LNG construction progress, as well as Electric Division status reports regarding rate comparisons, maintenance, and power supply. Discussions covered marketing initiatives, including energy conservation incentives and the upcoming Public Power week. New business included the approval of the 2027 Contract Light Schedule and a commercial energy assistance request. Additionally, the Commission authorized expenditures for railroad flagging services, awarded a welding services contract, and extended an annual contract for dive surveys and inspections.
Enterprise
Get verified public-sector contacts at scale
Find verified emails, direct dials, role context, job-change updates, and organization signals across every public-sector account you sell to.
Gas & Electric Commission Regular Session Meeting Minutes
The Commission reviewed financial statements and division reports covering gas, electric, telecommunications, customer service, and marketing activities. Key discussions included natural gas rate comparisons, ongoing gas infrastructure projects, electric rate competitiveness, transmission line compliance, and hydro production updates. The Commission tabled a commercial energy assistance request pending additional financial information. Several contracts were awarded or extended, including vehicle replacement, traffic control flagging services, roof replacement at Hadley Falls Station, and HVAC maintenance. Additionally, the Commission authorized the purchase of networking routers and the renewal of a security gateway maintenance contract.
Jun 16, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Gas & Electric Commission Regular Session Meeting Minutes
The Commission reviewed the financial statements and received comprehensive reports from the Gas, Electric, Telecommunications, and Customer Service divisions regarding infrastructure projects, rate comparisons, and maintenance schedules. Key actions included approving a vote to implement MGL Ch. 164, S47D to protect customer data from public records requests. The Commission also authorized a bid solicitation for traffic control flagger services and awarded an annual contract for specialty construction and facilities maintenance. Additionally, the commission voted to release older executive session minutes to the public.
May 12, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Holyoke Gas and Electric Commission Regular Meeting
The Commission received an audit overview for the 2025 fiscal year and reviewed March 2026 financial statements. Division reports covered gas procurement and infrastructure projects, including an LNG tank installation and leak surveys. The electric division reported on rate comparisons, peak load reduction, transmission system maintenance, AMI meter installations, and hydro production metrics. Other updates included telecommunications operations, customer service activities, and community outreach. The Commission authorized expenditures for a dam deformation monitoring survey, a professional work task analysis for job descriptions, and the purchase of Ciena networking equipment for a customer project.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
