SENATE DOCKET, NO. 530        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1778

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jason M. Lewis

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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 relative to utility data transparency and access.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

Cynthia S. Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 530        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1778

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1778) of Jason M. Lewis, Jose F. Tosado, Michael J. Barrett, Leonard Mirra and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to utility data transparency and access.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

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 relative to utility data transparency and access.

 

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: The General Laws as they appear in the official 2014 version are hereby amended by adding the following section to Chapter 25:-

Section 23 – Municipal access to energy consumption data

Section 23 (a.) Upon written request to the department from a municipal official, the utilities regulated by the department shall make available the following data:

(1.)Aggregate annual energy consumption data by municipality for each of the residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal sectors in that municipality for up to 5 prior years;

(2.)Anonymized annual energy consumption data by household at the zip code level for up to 5 prior years;

(3.)Anonymized annual energy consumption data by household at the census tract level for up to 5 prior years ;

(4.)Daily 15-minute peak demand data for commercial and municipal buildings for up to one prior year; and

(5.)Aggregate daily 15-minute peak demand data for the residential sector for up to one prior year.

(b.) The utility shall acknowledge the written request for data within 5 working days, and respond with the requested data within 21 working days. The department shall define special measures for expedited data delivery to municipalities as well as avenues for recourse if the data is not delivered within the parameters established herein.

(c.) The department may promulgate rules and regulations, as necessary, for the implementation of this section.