Select Board approves Keep Lights on Massachusetts energy initiative

Select Board · Meeting of October 5, 2026

Lancaster Select Board voted unanimously to join the Keep Lights on Massachusetts energy initiative. The board authorized Town Administrator John Woodsmall to execute a memorandum of understanding with Harvard and participating towns and Next Gen Energy Massachusetts for a municipal micro-grid feasibility study. The initiative would potentially provide power to town buildings, with scope and land requirements determined through the study.

The board also unanimously approved a $173,000 Community One-Stop grant for well design, authorized joint pole installations for National Grid and Verizon on White Pond Road, and accepted a $2,002.61 wood materials donation from Nationwide Auto Recycling for Fire Department roof training.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.