HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3043        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3386

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul Brodeur

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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 the transparency of municipal energy data.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/20/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Brian Murray

10th Worcester

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3043        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3386

By Mr. Brodeur of Melrose, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3386) of Paul Brodeur and others relative to municipal access to energy consumption data.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the transparency of municipal energy 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: The General Laws as they appear in the official 2012 version are hereby amended by adding the following section to Chapter 25:-

Section 23 – Municipal access to energy consumption data

Section 23 (a.) Utilities regulated by the department shall make the following data available to each municipality on an annual basis:

(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.