Chapter 25: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
- Section 1 Department of public utilities; seal
- Section 1A Department priorities
- Section 2 Commonwealth utilities commission; membership; appointment and terms; chairman; quorum; salaries; annual report
- Section 2A Energy advisory board; membership; duties
- Section 3 Commissioners; oath; interests in regulated industry companies
- Section 4 Chairman of commission; powers and duties; hearings; investigations; reports
- Section 4A Hearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place
- Section 4B Authority of commissioner upon declaration of state of emergency
- Section 4C Action for appointment of receiver to oversee operation of investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company during existence of emergency
- Section 5 Rulings; orders; appeal; costs; staying enforcement; burden of proof; evidence
- Section 5A Witnesses; summonses; subpoenas; fees
- Section 5B Rules and regulations
- Section 5C Hazardous materials; rail transportation regulations
- Section 5D Trade secrets, confidential information; protection from disclosure; burden of proof
- Section 5E Audit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results
- Section 6 Repealed, 1923, 227
- Section 7 Duties relative to common carriers; employees; division of railroad track inspection
- Section 8 Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures
- Section 8A Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2
- Section 9 Duties relative to water, gas and electric companies; expenditures; employees
- Section 9A Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2
- Section 10 Officers and employees; supervision and control
- Section 10A Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4
- Section 10B Filing fees
- Section 11, 12 Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1
- Section 12A, 12B Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1
- Section 12C to 12E Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1
- Section 12E1/2 Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25
- Section 12F Transportation division; director; assistants
- Section 12G Transportation division; investigations and inquiries
- Section 12H to 12L Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2
- Section 12M Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
- Section 12N Facility siting division
- Section 12O Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund
- Section 12P Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund
- Section 12Q Department of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund
- Section 12R Department of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund
- Section 13 to 16 Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1
- Section 17 Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
- Section 17A Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36
- Section 18 Assessments upon energy companies based on intrastate revenues; rates; suspension of rates
- Section 18A Assessment against steam distribution companies; apportionment; time for payment; credit for unexpended funds
- Section 19 Funding 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
- Section 20 Funding for development and promotion of renewable energy projects; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; election by certain municipal lighting plants
- Section 21 Energy 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
- Section 22 Energy efficiency advisory council; membership; duties; quarterly report to council
- Section 23 Division for the administration, implementation and enforcement of chapter 159A1/2; funding from surcharge on transportation network companies