SENATE DOCKET, NO. 298        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1749

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring the disclosure of energy usage data.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 298        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1749

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1564 OF 2013-2014.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act requiring the disclosure of energy usage data.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 1F of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:-             

(10)  The Department shall promulgate regulations requiring distribution companies to make individual building energy use history available to the general public.  The regulations shall provide for an opt-out provision for any account owner who wishes to keep their energy use private.   The regulations shall further provide that all financial information, including dollar amount of bills, payment schedules or missed payments, or account balance shall not be disclosed.               

SECTION 2.  The Department shall promulgate these regulations within 180 days.