HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3214        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3196

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Frank A. Moran

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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 electric ratepayer protections.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/20/2023

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell

1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108

1/20/2023

Mayor Michelle Wu

1 City Hall Square, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02201

1/20/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/23/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/6/2023

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/6/2023

Estela A. Reyes

4th Essex

2/8/2023

Rob Consalvo

14th Suffolk

2/14/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/27/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

2/27/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

3/1/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

3/21/2023

Judith A. Garcia

11th Suffolk

11/13/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3214        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3196

By Representative Moran of Lawrence, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3196) of Frank A. Moran and others relative to energy generation services for individual residential retail customers.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections.

 

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. Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 1K the following section:

Section 1L. Beginning on January 1, 2025, no supplier, energy marketer, or energy broker shall execute a new contract for generation services with any individual residential retail customer. This provision shall not apply to, or otherwise affect, any government body that aggregates the load of residential retail customers as part of a municipal aggregation plan pursuant to chapter 164, § 134. Any violation of this provision shall be deemed an unfair and deceptive act pursuant to the provisions of chapter 93A, and the attorney general is hereby authorized to bring an action under section 4 of chapter 93A to enforce this provision and to obtain restitution, civil penalties, injunctive relief, and any other relief awarded pursuant to said chapter 93A.