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Chapter 25

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25

Department of Public Utilities

1Department of public utilities; seal 1ADepartment priorities 2Commonwealth utilities commission; membership; appointment and terms; chairman; quorum; salaries; annual report 2AEnergy advisory board; membership; duties 3Commissioners; oath; interests in regulated industry companies 4Chairman of commission; powers and duties; hearings; investigations; reports 4AHearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place 4BAuthority of commissioner upon declaration of state of emergency 4CAction for appointment of receiver to oversee operation of investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company during existence of emergency 5Rulings; orders; appeal; costs; staying enforcement; burden of proof; evidence 5AWitnesses; summonses; subpoenas; fees 5BRules and regulations 5CHazardous materials; rail transportation regulations 5DTrade secrets, confidential information; protection from disclosure; burden of proof 5EAudit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results 7Duties relative to common carriers; employees; division of railroad track inspection 8Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures 9Duties relative to water, gas and electric companies; expenditures; employees 10Officers and employees; supervision and control 10BFiling fees 12FTransportation division; director; assistants 12GTransportation division; investigations and inquiries 12NFacility siting division; clean energy infrastructure dashboard 12ODepartment of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund 12PDepartment of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund 12QDepartment of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund 12RDepartment of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund 12SDepartment of Public Utilities and Energy Facilities Siting Board Intervenor Support Fund 12TDivision of public participation; assisting parties with matters before the department or energy facilities siting board 18Assessments upon energy companies based on intrastate revenues; rates 18AAssessment against steam distribution companies; apportionment; time for payment; credit for unexpended funds 19Funding for energy efficiency programs; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; other funding; gas energy efficiency programs; allocation of funds; transfer of funds for the clean energy equity workforce and market development program 20Funding for development and promotion of renewable energy projects; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; election by certain municipal lighting plants 21Energy efficiency and demand reduction resources cost-effective or less expensive than supply preferred; energy and natural gas efficiency investment plans; failure to reasonably comply with plan 22Energy efficiency advisory council; membership; duties; quarterly report to council 23Division for the administration, implementation and enforcement of chapter 159A1/2; funding from surcharge on transportation network companies