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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard M. Haggerty

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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 grid optimization.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to grid optimization.

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 department of public utilities shall, in consultation with the distribution companies, conduct a process to investigate establishing and refining standards that expand the use of distributed grid edge software on advanced meter infrastructure meters already approved by the department, which supports efficiency, load flexibility and distribution system intelligence to improve system utilization, reduce costs and improve reliability to customers. Standards shall include, but shall not be limited to, methods for increasing capacity for managing loads and resources in the grid by electric utilities and third parties. The distribution companies shall design at least 1 metric for improved monitoring and controlling the grid using high-resolution data in utility meters that will allow such distribution companies to earn an incentive for positive performance. The department of public utilities shall complete its investigation and submit a report detailing its conclusions to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy not later than December 31, 2025.