Melone v. Department of Public Utilities

In these consolidated appeals, Thomas Melone appeals from judgments of single justices of this court dismissing his two separate, but related, petitions. At issue is whether Melone had standing to intervene in a proceeding before the Department of Public Utilities (department) pursuant to St. 2008, c. 169, § 83 (§ 83), and then to seek judicial review of the department’s approval of an agreement between the Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company (collectively, National Grid) to purchase power from Cape Wind Associates, LLC (Cape Wind).

*1008Background. As discussed more fully…