Barbour Hill Substation Sound Assessment Study

Barbour Hill Substation
Sound Assessment Study
April 1, 2019
Sound Assessment Study Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................... 1-1
2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE .................................................................... 2-1
3.0 SUBSTATION SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS ......................................... 3-1

3.1 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Baseline Measurement (No Sound Walls – October 2016 Study) ....................... 3-1
3.3 Compliance Measurements (With Sound Walls)................................................. 3-3
4.0 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................. 4-1
APPENDIX A – ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY

APPENDIX B – COMPLIANCE SOUND LEVEL GRAPHS (OCTOBER TO
NOVEMBER 2018)
APPENDIX C – COMPLIANCE SOUND LEVEL GRAPHS (NOVEMBER 4, 2018)
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Sound Assessment Study Table of Contents
LIST OF TABLES
Page No.
Table 3-1: Nighttime Sound Levels During the Elevated Sound Level Event ........................ 3-6
LIST OF FIGURES
Page No.
Figure 3-1: 2016 Study Continuous Monitoring Points ............................................................ 3-2

Figure 3-2: Compliance Continuous Monitoring Points ........................................................... 3-4
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Sound Assessment Study List of Abbreviations
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Term/Phrase/Name
ANSI American National Standards Institute
Burns & McDonnell Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
Council Connecticut Siting Council
dBA A-weighted decibels
L 90 90 percent exceedance sound level
L eq equivalent sound level
Substation Barbour Hill Substation
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Sound Assessment Study Executive Summary
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (Burns & McDonnell) conducted a recent sound study to
determine compliance with applicable noise regulations for the Barbour Hill Substation (Substation),
located in South Windsor, Connecticut. The Substation consists of two sets of three, single-phase
autotransformers (1X and 2X units); four smaller, three-phase distribution transformers; circuit breakers;
and switchyard equipment.
Burns & McDonnell completed an initial sound assessment study on October 14, 2016, in response to
abutter complaints of excessive noise from the Substation following the installation of autotransformers
and other equipment, which had been approved by the Connecticut Siting Council (Council) in its ruling
on Petition 1140. The 2016 study concluded that the Substation periodically exceeded the State of
Connecticut noise regulations at the property line due to short-duration fluctuations in autotransformer
sound levels.
To reduce Substation property line sound levels to levels below the State and local sound level 1 limits,
Eversource elected to construct sound walls on four sides of both the 1X and 2X autotransformers. The
walls were designed by Burns & McDonnell and manufactured by IAC Acoustics to limit Substation
sound levels below the sound level limits, during the short-duration autotransformer sound level spikes.
The objective of the current sound assessment study was to, subsequent to the installation of the sound
walls, continuously measure operational sound levels in and around the Substation to determine if noise
generated by the Substation complied with the State of Connecticut and Town of South Windsor noise
regulations under all operating conditions.
Continuous sound level measurements were taken from October 18 to November 6, 2018. The
autotransformers experienced a series of elevated sound level spikes from the evening of November 4
through the morning of November 5. These spikes were similar in duration and amplitude to the sound
level spikes that caused the exceedances measured in 2016. The maximum 1-hour sound level was
analyzed, and the property line sound level meters did not record any exceedances of the allowable day
time or night time noise thresholds. Further, the property line meters did not measure prominent discrete
tones during the elevated sound level events. Therefore, the Barbour Hill Substation was found to comply
with the applicable State of Connecticut and Town of South Windsor sound level limits after installation
of the sound walls.
1 Town of South Windsor sound ordinance levels are consistent with the state noise regulations.
Eversource 1-1 Burns & McDonnell

Sound Assessment Study Introduction and Purpose
2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
Burns & McDonnell completed an initial sound assessment study for Eversource Energy at Barbour Hill
Substation on October 14, 2016, in response to abutter complaints of excessive noise from the Substation
post-installation of autotransformers and other equipment, which had been approved by the Council in its
ruling on Petition 1140.
The Connecticut regulation for the Control of Noise Section 22a-69-3 defines the allowable noise levels
for the State of Connecticut. The Town of South Windsor also has noise control regulations, which are
similar to those defined by the State of Connecticut. The Connecticut regulation defines excessive noise
from a Class C noise zone, which includes “utilities” (i.e., the Substation), to a receiving Class A noise
zone (i.e., the residences) as sound levels in excess of 61 dBA 2 during the day and 51 dBA at night,
measured at the property line of the receiving property. When prominent discrete tones are present, as
defined in Section 22a-69-3.3, a sound level penalty is applied, and the daytime and nighttime sound level
limits are reduced by 5 dBA.
As was determined in the 2016 study, the autotransformer sound levels can fluctuate significantly from
day to day. During the 2016 study, Substation sound associated with the autotransformers was
periodically measurable as a prominent discrete tone at the property line, but only during times of low
background sound (i.e. nighttime). The 2016 study concluded that the Substation periodically exceeded
the State of Connecticut noise regulations at the property line due to short-duration fluctuations in
autotransformer sound levels.
To reduce sound levels generated by the Substation at the property line to levels below the State of
Connecticut limits during all operating conditions, Eversource elected to construct sound walls on all four
sides of both the 1X and 2X autotransformers (each autotransformer consists of three, single-phase
transformers). The sound walls were designed to mitigate sound during short-duration autotransformer
sound level spikes, such as those recorded in the 2016 study, to below the applicable limits. Eversource
submitted a request to amend Petition 1140 to include installation of the sound walls. The Council ruled
in favor of the amendment in July 2017.
The purpose of the current sound assessment study was to, subsequent to the installation of the sound
walls, continuously measure operational sound levels in and around the Substation to determine if sound
levels generated by the Substation now complied with the State of Connecticut and Town of South
2A-weighted decibels. A unit of measurement to account for how the human ear perceives sound as compared to decibels or dB,
which is a unit of sound measurement that measures the strength of the sound.

Sound Assessment Study Introduction and Purpose
Windsor noise regulations under all operating conditions. The following sections provide detailed
information on the methodology used to measure Substation sound levels and to determine compliance
with the applicable noise regulations following installation of the sound walls.

Sound Assessment Study Substation Sound Level Measurements
3.0 SUBSTATION SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS
In 2016 and in the current sound assessment, sound level measurements were taken to quantify sound
levels in the area surrounding the Substation.
3.1 Methodology
Sound in the environment is constantly fluctuating due to sound sources outside of the Substation’s
control (i.e. when a car drives by, a dog barks, or a plane passes overhead). In order to determine the
Substation’s contribution to property line sound levels, measurements need to be taken in the near-field
(adjacent to the Substation sound sources) and in the far-field (at the property line). Near-field
measurements are those taken close to the autotransformers to reduce the influence of extraneous
background sounds. The near-field sound levels are considered generally representative of each
autotransformer’s operational sound levels, as most background sounds have little influence this close to
the units. Far-field measurements are those taken at farther distances from the source and are affected
more by extraneous sources of sound than are near-field measurements. Far-field measurements taken at
the Substation property line are used to determine compliance with the applicable regulations.
To determine the Substation impact at the property line, five long-term sound monitors, two near-field
control meters and three far-field property line meters, were used. The meters were installed at locations
in and around the Substation to continuously monitor sound during multi-week time periods. The control
meters were used to establish times when the autotransformers were operating at elevated sound levels.
Those time periods were then correlated to the property line meters to determine if the sound level limits
were exceeded. During times when the autotransformers were not operating at elevated levels, property
line sound levels would be dominated by other sources (i.e. traffic on Barber Hill Road). A brief
acoustical background and terminology summary is included as Appendix A to this report for reference.
3.2 Baseline Measurement (No Sound Walls – October 2016 Study)

The far-field data collected in 2016 determined that the Substation periodically exceeded the State of
Connecticut and Town of South Windsor sound level limits.
For the 2016 study, two control meters (Meter 1 and Meter 2) were installed 15 feet from the northern
edge of the 1X and 2X autotransformers to measure the near-field operational sound levels. Sound levels
at the control meters were used as the basis for autotransformer contribution to the offsite property line
sound levels. Three property line sound level meters (Meter 3, Meter 4, and Meter 5) were installed at
various locations along the Substation property line in the directions of the closest neighboring
residences. The locations of all five meters are shown in Figure 3-1.

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Property Line NORTH Eversource
250 125 0 250 2016 Study Continuous
Scale in Feet
Monitoring Points
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Due to the varying nature of the autotransformer sound levels, measurements were collected over an
extended period of time to capture elevated sound level events. Simultaneous measurements at the
property line and the control meters demonstrated cause-and-effect relationships of the sound propagating
from the Substation towards the neighboring residences. There were discernible trends measured at the
control meter locations which corresponded to trends at the property line meter locations (e.g. short
duration spikes in sound in similar octave bands at the same time). Sound levels that spiked at the
property line with no corresponding increase at the control meters were determined to be spikes caused by
sources other than the Substation, such as traffic.
The measurement data confirmed that there were spikes in sound levels of the autotransformers. The
study found the autotransformers varied in loudness throughout the day and night. At times throughout
the measurements, autotransformer sound levels spiked by as much as 25 dBA and caused the Substation
to periodically exceed the State of Connecticut sound level limits at the property line.
3.3 Compliance Measurements (With Sound Walls)

Subsequent to the construction of the sound walls, sound level measurements were again taken for
Substation. As was established in the 2016 study, the Substation only exceeded the property line sound
level limits during times when the autotransformers were operating at significantly elevated sound levels.
Therefore, continuous sound level measurements were collected from October 18 to November 6, 2018,
to capture the short-duration elevated sound level events.
Sound monitoring was completed next to the 1X and 2X autotransformers (Meter 1a and Meter 2a), as
well as at three locations along the property line (Meter 3, Meter 4, and Meter 5). The locations of these
meters were at approximately the same locations as those for the 2016 study. The control meters, Meter
1a and Meter 2a, were placed 6 feet northwest of the 1X and 2X autotransformers, respectively. These
meters were located inside the footprint of the wall to determine operational sound levels of the
autotransformers during the monitoring period without benefit of the mitigating effect of the wall. The
property line sound meters were installed at the same general locations as those used in 2016. The
locations of all five meters used for the compliance measurements can be seen in Figure 3-2.

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Meter 4
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Property Line NORTH Eversource
250 125 0 250 Compliance Continuous
Scale in Feet
Monitoring Points
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Four of the five meters used were operational throughout the entire measurement period. Meter 5 was
installed and operational until October 30 at 12:00 PM when the microphone cable was cut by what is
assumed to be a weed trimmer. Therefore, the sound level meter could not be end-calibrated and there is
no sound data for this location after that point in time. Since there was no post-measurement calibration
for Meter 5, the data accuracy could not be confirmed. The sound data from Meter 5 is included in this
report for informational purposes only. The four other meters operated continuously for the entire
measurement period and their end calibrations were within ANSI standards.
The control meters were used to determine time periods of elevated autotransformer sound levels for
comparison to the property line meters. The average sound levels measured adjacent to the
autotransformers, Meter 1a and Meter 2a, were approximately 65 dBA and increased to around 80 dBA
during elevated sound level events. During the noise monitoring period there was one sound level event
that occurred over night on November 4, continuing into the morning of November 5. This single event
consisted of multiple, intermittent sound level excursions that lasted between 15 and 45 minutes each.
During the event, the autotransformers would increase in sound level for 15-45 minutes before falling
back down to normal operating sound levels. The elevated sound levels measured directly adjacent to
each autotransformer were consistent with those measured in 2016 (i.e., prior to the walls being
constructed).
The sound levels measured for the entire measurement periods are graphed in Appendix B for all five
meters. For most of the measurement period, the autotransformers were operating at fairly constant sound
levels around 65 dBA at 6 feet from the units, with the property line meters showing no clear correlation
to the control meters.
The property line sound levels during the November 2018 events measured elevated sound levels in the
specific autotransformer frequencies (125-, 400-Hz octave bands) at the same time the autotransformers
ramped up in sound level. The maximum nighttime 1-hour values measured during the November 2018
events are shown in Table 3-1 and clearly demonstrate that the Substation was in compliance with
applicable nighttime sound levels during the elevated noise events.

Table 3-1: Nighttime Sound Levels During the Elevated Sound Level Event
1-Hour Leq 1-Hour L90
Average Sound Level Average Sound Level
Sound Level Meter
Sound Level Meter 11/04/2018 10:58 to 11/04/2018 10:58 to
Location
11:58 PM 11:58 PM
(Leq dBA)a,b,c (L90 dBA)a,b,c
Meter 1a At 1X Autotransformer 76.5 76.2
Meter 2a At 2X Autotransformer 74.3 74.0
Meter 3 Property Line 40.0 38.8
Meter 4 Property Line 42.1 39.8
Meter 5 Property Line No Available Data No Available Data
a) The maximum 1-hour sound levels for the control meters are shown with the corresponding 1-hour sound levels of the
property line meters during the same time period.
b) Elevated sound level events happened periodically from the night of November 4 through November 5, 2018. This table
represents the loudest 1-hour period of autotransformer sound levels during the entire event.
c) L eq sound levels would include transient sounds (e.g. traffic), L 90 sound levels remove most of the transient sounds.
Figures showing the measured sound levels at each meter during the event are included in Appendix C.
As shown, sound level recordings for Meter 3 and Meter 4 did not exceed 46 dBA at any point throughout
the nighttime hours when the autotransformers were operating at elevated sound levels. Though the
autotransformers could have been audible at the property line during this time, neither of the property line
meters measured a prominent discrete tone as defined in the Connecticut regulation for the Control of
Noise Section 22a-69-3. Therefore, the property line sound level limit during the elevated sound level
event would have been 51 dBA.

Sound Assessment Study Conclusion
4.0 CONCLUSION
Measurements taken at Barbour Hill Substation, subsequent to the installation of the sound wall, from
October 18 through November 6, 2018 showed that sound levels from the Substation, including the new
autotransformers, are in compliance with State of Connecticut and local noise limits, even when the
autotransformers experienced significantly elevated sound levels on November 4 and 5, 2018. Though the
autotransformers could have been audible at the property line during the elevated sound level events, they
did not exceed the noise limits and neither of the property line meters measured prominent discrete tones
during the November 2018 events.
In conclusion, the Barbour Hill Substation was found to comply with the applicable State of Connecticut
and Town of South Windsor sound level limits after installation of the sound walls.

APPENDIX A – ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY
Appendix A – Acoustical Terminology
The term “sound level” is often used to describe two different sound characteristics: sound power and
sound pressure. Every source that produces sound has a sound power level. The sound power level is the
acoustical energy emitted by a sound source and is an absolute number that is not affected by the
surrounding environment. The acoustical energy produced by a source propagates through media as
pressure fluctuations. These pressure fluctuations, also called sound pressure, are what human ears hear
and microphones measure.
Sound is physically characterized by amplitude and frequency. The amplitude of sound is measured in
decibels (dB) as the logarithmic ratio of a sound pressure to a reference sound pressure (20 microPascals).
The reference sound pressure corresponds to the typical threshold of human hearing. To the average
listener, a 3-dB change in a continuous broadband sound is generally considered “just barely perceptible”;
a 5-dB change is generally considered “clearly noticeable”; and a 10-dB change is generally considered a
doubling (or halving, if the sound is decreasing) of the apparent loudness.
Sound waves can occur at many different wavelengths, also known as the frequency. Frequency is
measured in hertz (Hz) and is the number of wave cycles per second that occur. The typical human ear
can hear frequencies ranging from approximately 20 to 20,000 Hz. Normally, the human ear is most
sensitive to sounds in the middle frequencies (1,000 to 8,000 Hz) and is less sensitive to sounds in the
lower and higher frequencies. As such, the A-weighting scale was developed to simulate the frequency
response of the human ear to sounds at typical environmental levels. The A-weighting scale emphasizes
sounds in the middle frequencies and de-emphasizes sounds in the low and high frequencies. Any sound
level to which the A-weighting scale has been applied is expressed in A-weighted decibels, or dBA. For
reference, the A-weighted sound pressure level and subjective loudness associated with some common
sound sources are listed in Table A-1.
Sound in the environment is constantly fluctuating; for example, when a car drives by, a dog barks, or a
plane passes overhead. Therefore, sound metrics have been developed to quantify fluctuating
environmental sound levels. These metrics include the exceedance sound level, L x , which is the sound
level exceeded during “x” percent of the sampling period. The most common L x value is L 90 . The L 90 is
the sound level exceeded during 90 percent of the sampling period and represents the sound level without
the influence of short-term, loud transient sound sources. The arithmetic average of the varying sound
over a given time period is called the L eq .
Table A-1: Typical Sound Pressure Levels Associated with Common Sound Sources
Sound Environment
Pressure Level Subjective
(dBA) Evaluation Outdoor Indoor
140 Deafening Jet aircraft at 75 feet --
Jet aircraft during takeoff at
130 Threshold of pain --
a distance of 300 feet
120 Threshold of feeling Elevated train Hard rock band
110 -- Jet flyover at 1,000 feet Inside propeller plane
Power mower, motorcycle at
25 feet, auto horn at 10 feet,
100 Very loud --
crowd sound at football
game
Propeller plane flyover at Full symphony or band,
90 --
1,000 feet, noisy urban street food blender, noisy factory
Inside auto at high speed,
Diesel truck (40 mph) at 50
80 Moderately loud garbage disposal,
feet
dishwasher
Close conversation,
70 Loud B-757 cabin during flight
vacuum cleaner
Air-conditioner condenser at
60 Moderate General office
15 feet, near highway traffic
50 Quiet -- Private office
Farm field with light breeze, Soft stereo music in
40 --
birdcalls residence
Quiet residential Inside average residence
30 Very quiet
neighborhood (without TV and stereo)
20 -- Rustling leaves Quiet theater, whisper
10 Just audible -- Human breathing
0 Threshold of hearing -- --
Source: Adapted from Architectural Acoustics, M. David Egan, 1988, and Architectural Graphic Standards,
Ramsey and Sleeper, 1994.
Some sounds contain many frequencies while others contain a singular frequency, or groupings of
frequencies, that stand out from adjacent frequencies. Those sounds that contain a singular frequency that
is louder than the adjacent frequency bands are sometimes called prominent discrete tones or pure tones.
At quieter sound levels, pure tones can be more noticeable to people than sounds that do not include a
pure tone, depending on the frequencies involved. As with all sounds, however, experiencing pure tones
can be subjective. Also, pure tones are defined differently in various locales across the country.
APPENDIX B – COMPLIANCE SOUND LEVEL GRAPHS
(OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 2018)
Measurement: Barbour Hill - Continuous Monitoring
Control Meters
Meter_1.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq Blue Line: Meter 1a 1-Minute Leq
Meter_1.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq - Sliding Leq (60) Red Line: Meter 1a 1-Hour Leq
Meter_2.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq Green Line: Meter 2a 1-Minute Leq
Meter_2.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq - Sliding Leq (60) Orange Line: Meter 2a 1-Hour Leq
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
10/18/2018 12:00:PM t 10/19/2018 12:00:PM 10/20/2018 12:00:PM 10/21/2018 12:00:PM
Property Line Meters

Meter_3.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq - Sliding Leq (60) Blue Line: Meter 3 1-Hour Leq
Meter_4.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq - Sliding Leq (60) Red Line: Meter 4 1-Hour Leq
Meter_5.001 - 1/3 Leq Spectrum + SLM - LAeq - Sliding Leq (60) Green Line: Meter 5 1-Hour Leq
80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
10/18/2018 12:00:PM t 10/19/2018 12:00:PM 10/20/2018 12:00:PM 10/21/2018 12:00:PM
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
10/21/2018 12:00:PM t 10/22/2018 12:00:PM 10/23/2018 12:00:PM 10/24/2018 12:00:PM

80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
10/21/2018 12:00:PM t 10/22/2018 12:00:PM 10/23/2018 12:00:PM 10/24/2018 12:00:PM
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
10/24/2018 12:00:PM t 10/25/2018 12:00:PM 10/26/2018 12:00:PM 10/27/2018 12:00:PM

80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
10/24/2018 12:00:PM t 10/25/2018 12:00:PM 10/26/2018 12:00:PM 10/27/2018 12:00:PM
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
10/27/2018 12:00:PM t 10/28/2018 12:00:PM 10/29/2018 12:00:PM 10/30/2018 12:00:PM

80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
10/27/2018 12:00:PM t 10/28/2018 12:00:PM 10/29/2018 12:00:PM 10/30/2018 12:00:PM
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
10/30/2018 12:00:PM t 10/31/2018 12:00:PM 11/1/2018 12:00:PM 11/2/2018 12:00:PM

80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
10/30/2018 12:00:PM t 10/31/2018 12:00:PM 11/1/2018 12:00:PM 11/2/2018 12:00:PM
Measurement: Barbour Hill - Continuous Monitoring 11/04/18 2:00 AM Daylight Savings time change.
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 3:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
11/2/2018 12:00:PM t 11/3/2018 12:00:PM 11/4/2018 12:00:PM 11/5/2018 12:00:PM
80
dB 10/18/2018 6:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
11/2/2018 12:00:PM t 11/3/2018 12:00:PM 11/4/2018 12:00:PM 11/5/2018 12:00:PM
APPENDIX C – COMPLIANCE SOUND LEVEL GRAPHS
(NOVEMBER 4, 2018)
Measurement: Barbour Hill - Continuous Monitoring - Sound Level Event 11-04-18
Control Meters
90
dB 10/18/2018 4:55:54 PM
85 67.14
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
11/4/2018 9:00:PM t 11/5/2018 12:00:AM 11/5/2018 3:00:AM 11/5/2018 6:00:AM 11/5/2018 9:00:AM

80
dB 10/18/2018 7:27:22 PM
75 59.40
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
11/4/2018 9:00:PM t 11/5/2018 12:00:AM 11/5/2018 3:00:AM 11/5/2018 6:00:AM 11/5/2018 9:00:AM
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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................... 1-1

2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE .................................................................... 2-1

3.0 SUBSTATION SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS ......................................... 3-1

4.0 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................. 4-1

APPENDIX A – ACOUSTICAL TERMINOLOGY

Eversource TOC-1 Burns & McDonnell

Figure 3-1: 2016 Study Continuous Monitoring Points ............................................................ 3-2

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ANSI American National Standards Institute

Burns & McDonnell Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

Council Connecticut Siting Council

dBA A-weighted decibels

L 90 90 percent exceedance sound level

L eq equivalent sound level

Substation Barbour Hill Substation

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Eversource 1-1 Burns & McDonnell

2.0 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

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3.0 SUBSTATION SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENTS

3.2 Baseline Measurement (No Sound Walls – October 2016 Study)

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3.3 Compliance Measurements (With Sound Walls)

Eversource 3-3 Burns & McDonnell

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