General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 25 Department of Public Utilities
- Massachusetts General Laws - Department of public utilities; seal - Chapter 25, Section 1
There shall be a department of public utilities, in this chapter called the department. It shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Commonwealth utilities commission; membership; appointment and terms; chairman; quorum; salaries; annual report - Chapter 25, Section 2
The department shall be under the supervision and control of the commonwealth utilities commission, in this chapter called the commission, which shall consist of 3...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Energy advisory board; membership; duties - Chapter 25, Section 2A
There is hereby established within the executive office of energy and environmental affairs an energy advisory board, appointed by the governor, consisting of thirteen members:...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Commissioners; oath; interests in regulated industry companies - Chapter 25, Section 3
Each commissioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her official duties. A commissioner shall not own, or be in the employ...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Chairman of commission; powers and duties; hearings; investigations; reports - Chapter 25, Section 4
The chairman shall have and exercise supervision and control over all the affairs of the commission. He shall preside at all hearings at which he...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Hearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place - Chapter 25, Section 4A
Upon request of the mayor of a city or the selectman of a town, or of a member of the general court or of twenty...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Authority of commissioner upon declaration of state of emergency - Chapter 25, Section 4B
Upon declaration by the governor that a state of emergency exists, the governor may authorize the chairman of the department of public utilities to take...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Action for appointment of receiver to oversee operation of investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company during existence of emergency - Chapter 25, Section 4C
(a) As used in this section, “emergency” shall mean a situation or condition which presents a threat to the public safety and welfare of the...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Rulings; orders; appeal; costs; staying enforcement; burden of proof; evidence - Chapter 25, Section 5
When so requested by any party interested, the commission shall rule upon any question of substantive law properly arising in the course of any proceeding...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Witnesses; summonses; subpoenas; fees - Chapter 25, Section 5A
In all investigations and inquiries authorized by law to be made by the department and in all proceedings before it, any commissioner of the department...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 25, Section 5B
The department shall issue, following public hearings in accordance with chapter thirty A, rules and regulations for the enforcement of section thirty-three A of chapter...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Hazardous materials; rail transportation regulations - Chapter 25, Section 5C
The department shall promulgate, in accordance with chapter thirty A, rules and regulations for the transportation by rail of hazardous materials in the commonwealth. Said...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Trade secrets, confidential information; protection from disclosure; burden of proof - Chapter 25, Section 5D
Notwithstanding the provisions of clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four and section ten of chapter sixty-six, the department may protect from public disclosure,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Audit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results - Chapter 25, Section 5E
The department may, from time to time, audit all companies subject to its jurisdiction, except steam distribution companies. Such audits may include, but shall not...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1923, 227 - Chapter 25, Section 6
Repealed, 1923,
- Massachusetts General Laws - Duties relative to common carriers; employees; division of railroad track inspection - Chapter 25, Section 7
For the performance of the department’s duties relative to common carriers the commission may appoint or employ and remove such engineers, accountants, statisticians, bureau chiefs...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures - Chapter 25, Section 8
For the performance of the department’s duties relative to common carriers the commission may expend annually such sums to procure opinions, advice, plans, surveys, appraisals,...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2 - Chapter 25, Section 8A
Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Duties relative to water, gas and electric companies; expenditures; employees - Chapter 25, Section 9
For the performance of the department’s duties relative to water, gas and electric companies the commission may expend annually for necessary statistics, books, stationery and...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2 - Chapter 25, Section 9A
Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Officers and employees; supervision and control - Chapter 25, Section 10
The commission may assign to all officers and employees appointed or employed under the three preceding sections such duties as it shall from time to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4 - Chapter 25, Section 10A
Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Filing fees - Chapter 25, Section 10B
Except when a fee is required by another provision of law, and except in the case of a filing by the commonwealth or any of...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1 - Chapter 25, Section 11 12
Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1 - Chapter 25, Section 12A 12B
Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1 - Chapter 25, Section 12C to 12E
Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25 - Chapter 25, Section 12E1/2
Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Transportation division - Chapter 25, Section 12F
There shall be in the department, and under the general supervision and control of the commission, a transportation division which shall be under the charge...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Investigations and inquiries - Chapter 25, Section 12G
In all investigations and inquiries authorized by law to be made by the director of the transportation division, and in all proceedings before him, he...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2 - Chapter 25, Section 12H to 12L
Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35 - Chapter 25, Section 12M
Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Facility siting division - Chapter 25, Section 12N
There is hereby established within the department, and under the general supervision and control of the commission, a facility siting division which shall be under...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund - Chapter 25, Section 12O
There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund....
- Massachusetts General Laws - Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund - Chapter 25, Section 12P
There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Public Utilities...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1 - Chapter 25, Section 13 to 16
Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35 - Chapter 25, Section 17
Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36 - Chapter 25, Section 17A
Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec.
- Massachusetts General Laws - Assessments upon energy companies based on intrastate revenues; rates; suspension of rates - Chapter 25, Section 18
The commission may make an assessment against each electric and gas company under the jurisdictional control of the department and each generation company and supplier...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Assessment against steam distribution companies; apportionment; time for payment; credit for unexpended funds - Chapter 25, Section 18A
The commission may make an assessment against each steam distribution company under the jurisdictional control of the department. Each steam distribution company shall annually report...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Funding for energy efficiency programs; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; other funding; gas energy efficiency programs; allocation of funds - Chapter 25, Section 19
(a) The department shall require a mandatory charge of 2.5 mills per kilowatt-hour for all consumers, except those served by a municipal lighting plant, to...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Funding for development and promotion of renewable energy projects; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; election by certain municipal lighting plants - Chapter 25, Section 20
(a) The department shall require a mandatory charge of 0.5 mill per kilowatt-hour for all electricity consumers, except those served by a municipal lighting plant...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Energy efficiency and demand reduction resources cost-effective or less expensive than supply preferred; electric and natural gas efficiency investment plans; failure to reasonably comply with plan - Chapter 25, Section 21
(a) To mitigate capacity and energy costs for all customers, the department shall ensure that, subject to subsection (c) of section 19, electric and natural...
- Massachusetts General Laws - Energy efficiency advisory council; membership; duties; quarterly report to council - Chapter 25, Section 22
(a) The department shall appoint and convene an energy efficiency advisory council which shall consist of 15 members, including 1 person representing each of the...
Last modified: September 11, 2015