Massachusetts Chapter 164 — Manufacture and Sale of Gas and Electricity

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1A— Retail access to generation services and choice of suppliers; electric company restructuring; divestment; ownership and operation of generating facility producing solar energy; municipalities at high risk from the effects of climate change
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1B— Service territories for distribution companies; rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1C— Marketing companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1D— Billing of retail customers; notice of offers available by participating non-utility competitive suppliers; payment to supplier by electric distribution company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1E— Performance based rate schemes; labor displacement or reductions; mediation of small claims
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1F— Consumer protections; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1G— Transition costs and charges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1H— Financing orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1I— Service quality standards reports to be filed by investor-owned electric distribution, transmission, and natural gas distribution companies; penalty for failure to meet service quality standards
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1J— Establishment of standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies; investigation of violation of standards; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 1K— Penalties to be credited back to customers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 2— Construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 3— Corporations governed by chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 4— Application of chapter 156B
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 4A— State secretary; examination of documents; approval; instances of corporate omission
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 5— Organization of corporation; certification by state secretary
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 5A— Name; restrictions; injunctive relief
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 6— Articles of organization; contents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 7— Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 6
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8— Amendment of articles of organization; changes in capital stock or corporate name
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8A— Amendment of articles of organization; change in business authorized or any other change
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8B— Articles of amendment; submission to state secretary; effective date; filing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8C— Restatement of articles of organization; adoption; submission to state secretary; filing; effective date
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 8D— Confirmation of organization or subsequent proceedings; certificate; submission to state secretary; effective date
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 9— Hydro-electric plants; issue of preferred stock and bonds; acquisition of storage reservoir
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 9A— Electric companies providing electricity to other companies; ownership of stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 10— Issuance of capital stock; notification of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 11— Payment of price of share
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 12— Improper issue of stock or scrip certificates; effect; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 12A— Convertible debentures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 13— Mortgage of property
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 13A— Issuance and pledge of bonds secured by prior liens
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 14— Proceedings to determine necessity of issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 15— Invitation for proposals for purchase of bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 15A— Issue or sale of bonds, etc. at less than par value or face amount
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 16— Making good impairment of capital stock
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 16A— Inadequate depreciation allowances; corrective orders of department; use of funds restricted; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 17— Improper issue of stock, bonds or other securities; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 17A— Investments; approval of department; violations by officers; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 18— Disposition of shares
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 19— Sale of unissued capital stock; terms; auction sale
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 20— Commencement of business; liability of officers, contribution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 21— Authorization necessary to transfer franchise, lease works or contract to carry on works
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 22— Deposits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 23— Voting by stockholders; proxy
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 24— Voting by stockholders; articles of organization or by-laws controlling
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 25— Stockholders of public service corporation; use of name or title thereof prohibited; violations; penalty; proceedings; injunction; exception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 29— Change of officers; filing of certificate of change
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 30— Change of location; reasonableness and public interest factors considered
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 31— Amount of stock in gas companies held by corporation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 32— Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 18
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 33— Fees for filing certificates, articles and copies of votes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 33A— Promotional or political advertising expenditures
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 34— Town's authority to operate gas or electric plant or community antenna television system
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 34A— Municipal street lighting service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 34B— Replacement of existing poles
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 35— Vote of city to acquire plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 36— Vote of town to acquire plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 37— Certification of vote of city or town to department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 38— Certification of subsequent votes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 39— Failure to certify vote; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 40— Debt incurred for establishing, purchasing, extending, etc., light plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 41— Enlargement of plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 42— Purchase of existing plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 43— Determination by department of purchase price; tender of deed; acquisition upon failure to tender
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 44— Repealed, 1929, 379, Sec. 3
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 45— Purchase of property in adjoining town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 46— Distribution to adjoining town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47— Extension of services to adjoining town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47A— Exemption from requirements allowing competitive choice of generation supply; prohibition of retail sales by nonmunicipal suppliers and electric companies within municipal service territory; sale of electricity at wholesale; sale of electricity in adjoining service territory; restrictions on service to present customers of municipal lighting plants; referendum on competitive choice of generation supply
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47B— Facilities and equipment located outside municipal limits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47C— Municipal lighting plant cooperatives
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47D— Exemption from public records and open meeting requirements in certain instances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 47E— Facilities for operation of telecommunications systems for municipal use; construction, purchase, lease and maintenance; debt
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 51— Purchase of gas, electricity, equipment, supplies or materials from another town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 52— Purchase of electricity by town from street railway
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 53— Delivery by street railway; metering
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 54— Disagreement as to price paid to street railway; action of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 55— Municipal light board
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 55A— Agreements between municipal light boards and cities or towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56— Management of plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56A— Municipal light commission; definition; contracts of members
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56B— Contracts of commission; requisites
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56C— Contracts of commission; filing with city or town auditor; preservation; public inspection; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56D— Contracts of commission; advertisements and bids; application of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 56E— Removal of members; notice and hearing; appeal
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 57— Manager's annual financial report; tax levy; expenditure of income
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 57A— Appropriations for maintenance and operation; payment in advance of receipts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 57B— Income from investment or deposit of proceeds of municipal bonds or notes issued for gas or electrical purposes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 57C— Appropriations from insurance escrow account
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58— Schedule of prices for gas and electricity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58A— Advance deposit; shut off for non-payment; removal of appliances for distribution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58B— Lien upon real estate for nonpayment of service charges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58C— Time for and length of lien
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58D— Unpaid charges added to real estate taxes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58E— Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid charges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 58F— Abatement of real estate tax imposed by reason of unpaid charges
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 59— Notice of change of price to department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 60— Entitlement to service; review by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 61— Assessment of cost of establishing service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 62— Protection of plant; municipal ordinances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 63— Duties of municipality and its officers; violations; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 64— Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 13
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 65— Application of chapter to plants authorized by special act
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 66— Application of chapter and by-laws of town to plant authorized by special act
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 67— Revocation of rights, locations or licenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 68— Sale of plant by town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69— Enforcement by supreme judicial court
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69A— Purchase, sale and distribution of natural gas by municipality
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69B— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69C— Cadet engineers; power of city or town to contract for training; contents of contract
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69D— Cadet engineers; selection
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69E— Cadet engineers; civil service laws; retirement benefits; workmen's compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69F— Expenses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69G— Definitions applicable to Secs. 69H to 69W
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69H— Energy facilities siting board
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69I— Long-range forecasts of electric and gas companies; filing; hearings; approval
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69J— Petition for approval of construction; filing guidelines; approval or rejection; application of section
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69K— Certificate of environmental impact and public interest; construction of facilities; petition; issuance; conditions; state agencies and local governments restricted; transfer; amendment; applicability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69L— Petition for certificate or amendment thereof; form; information required; affidavit of service and notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69M— Public hearings on petitions; national pollutant discharge elimination system permit; notices; procedures; fact sheets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69N— Parties in interest to proceedings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69O— Decision granting or denying application; findings and opinions; applicability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69P— Judicial review
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69Q— Joint inter-agency investigations, hearings or orders; interstate compacts and federal agreements authorized
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69R— Eminent domain; taking by electric or gas companies, generation companies or wholesale generation companies; procedures; restrictions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69S— Eminent domain with respect to oil pipelines; requisite procedures; rights relative to taking
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69T— Consolidated permits for large clean energy infrastructure facilities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69U— Consolidated permit for small clean transmission and distribution infrastructure facility
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69V— Consolidated permit for small clean energy generation facility or small clean energy storage facility
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 69W— De novo adjudication of final decision of local government on consolidated permit application of small clean energy infrastructure facility
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 70— Opening of streets by gas company; liability; repairing streets
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 70A— Application to department to lay main; hearing; determination; fees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 71— Construction of transmission lines
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 72— Taking land for transmission lines
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 72A— Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; notice to landowners; damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 73— Pipes, mains, wires and conduits crossing railroads
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 74— Recovery by town of damages paid as result of defect in street
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75— Regulation by municipal authorities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75A— Installation of gas meters; compliance with regulations for preventing escape of gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75B— Qualifying to do business
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75C— Right of eminent domain
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75D— Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; liability
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75E— Regulation of construction and operation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75F— Restoration of ground surface following installation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75G— Marking of location of underground line
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 75H— Licenses, permits, etc., for pipeline maintenance, construction and operation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 76— Supervisory authority of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 76A— Dealings with affiliated companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 76B— Streets or ways; construction over, across or along high pressure gas mains
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 76C— Rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 76D— Utility underground plant damage prevention system; establishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 77— Annual report of department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 78— Notice of violation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 79— Enforcement of orders of department; equity jurisdiction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 80— Location of office of company; records; inspection of records by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 81— Form of books and accounts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 82— Form of records of work at manufacturing station
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 83— Annual return; form; other information to department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 84— Failure to make or amend return; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 84A— Condensed return of business and financial condition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 85— Examination of records by department; confidential nature of information; ''affiliated company'' defined
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 85A— Filing copies of existing contracts with affiliated companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 85B— Emergency response plans; submission for review and approval; contents; penalties for failure to file; denial of recovery of service restoration costs for failure to implement emergency response plan
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 86— Consent of municipality to entry of another gas company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 87— Consent of municipality to entry of another electric company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 88— Review of decision issued under Secs. 86 or 87
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 89— Rights of another municipality to enter another town
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 90— Conditions imposed upon entry of supplier of electricity in bulk
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 91— Enforcement of conditions imposed under Sec. 90
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 92— Right of user to gas or electricity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 92A— Right of user in bulk to gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 92B— Electric-sector modernization plans
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 92C— Grid modernization advisory council
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 93— Price or quality of gas or electricity; public hearing; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94— Schedule of rates, prices and charges; contracts; filing; proposed changes; notices; investigations; hearings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94A— Contracts for purchase of gas or electricity; review of price paid
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94B— Contracts with affiliated companies; approval by department
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94C— Dealings between gas or electric affiliated company; burden of proof
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94D— Penalties for delinquencies and discounts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94E— Notification of termination of contract filed under Sec. 94
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94F— Rates, prices and charges of gas companies; effect of orders of F.P.C
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94G— Proposed performance program; unit heat rate audit; public hearing; periodic report; deductions; fuel charge; base rates; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94H— Condominiums; common areas; rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 94I— Cost-allocation method for determining base distribution rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 95— Reports of accidents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 96— Purchase, sale, consolidation or merger; procedure; public interest determination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 97— Acquisition of water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant by electric company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 98— Rights of company acquiring water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 99— Increase of capital stock to affect acquisition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 99A— Property held as tenants in common by electric companies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 100— Sale of property to another gas or electric company; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 101— Time for filing applications for approval of sales or consolidations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 102— Consolidation of Boston Consolidated Gas and Boston Edison
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 102A— Consolidation or merger; agreement, provisions; submission of article to state secretary; form; requisites and information; approval; effectiveness; filings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 102B— Certificate of consolidation or merger; issuance; fee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 102C— Enforcement of consumer protection provisions; arbitration
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 103— Accuracy of meters; records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 104— Fees of department for examining, comparing and testing gas meters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 105— Repealed, 1956, 28
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 105A— Storage, transportation and distribution of gas; regulation; violations; civil penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 106— Regulation of quality of gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 107— Establishing calorific standard; companies exempt from furnishing gas of standard established
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 108— Calorimeter provided by company
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 109— Inspection of gas by department; establishing new standards of purity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 110— Gas below standard; forfeiture
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 111— Unit of measure for sale of gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 112— Meter provers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 113— Use of gas meters not tested, sealed or stamped; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 114— Testing gas meters in use; cost of test
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 115— Easy ascertainment of gas meter reading
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 115A— Replacement of gas meters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 116— Entry on premises to examine and maintain gas or electric meters
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 116A— Disconnection of services in case of fire, explosion or other disaster
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 116B— Gas company to provide maintenance and improvement of gate boxes during street, sidewalk or road repair; application for assistance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 116C— Advanced metering data repository; right to access advanced metering infrastructure customer data; opt out; accelerated switching
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 117— Written statement of amount recorded given by meter reader
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 118— Easy ascertainment of electric meter reading
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 119— Meter rentals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 119A— Itemized statement of quantity of gas, electricity or fuel used at each of several rates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 120— Testing electric meters in use; cost of test
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 121— Entry upon premises to make test; compensation of person making test; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 122— Use of incorrect meter; refund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 123— Prepayment meters; risk of loss of deposits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124— Entry of premises to stop gas or electricity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124A— Shutting off or failing to restore service during serious illness
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124B— Shutting off gas or electric service for failure to pay for appliances; prohibition
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124C— Nursing homes, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, and hospitals; shutting off gas or electric service
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124D— Shutting off gas or electric service to tenants not customer of record
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124E— Termination of gas and electric service; households with residents 65 or older
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124F— Shutting off service during financial hardship
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124G— Restoration of service upon payment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124H— Shutting off service in residence where infant domiciled
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 124I— Penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 125— Refusal to supply because of default of previous occupant
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 125A— Supply to commonwealth or municipality after expiration of contract; price
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 126— Wilful injury or interference with gas meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 126A— Impersonating an officer or servant of a gas or electric company; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 127— Intentional injury to electric meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidence
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 127A— Destruction of or tampering with, electric or gas lines, meters, etc.; theft of electricity or gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 128— Guaranty fund; payment of interest, application to charges and tolls; annual return statement; violations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 129— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 130— Establishment of fund; filing and recording of trust instrument; trustee; dissolution of fund
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 131— Powers and duties of fund and trustee; financial statement; amount of fund; authorized trust instrument provisions; amendments; consolidation or merger of fund; taxation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 132— Exemption of trust fund from certain insurance laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 133— Emergency mutual aid
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 134— Load aggregation programs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 135— Corporate retail load aggregators
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 136— Cooperatives
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 137— Participation in group purchasing of electricity, natural gas, telecommunications services or similar products
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 138— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 139— Class I, II or III net metering facilities; election of net metering; tariffs; limitation on aggregate capacity; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 139A— Small hydroelectric power net metering facilities program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 140— Neighborhood net metering facility; election of net metering; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 141— Decisions or actions regarding rate design; adjustment to low income or moderate income rate discount
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 142— Removal of impediments to development of efficient, low-emissions distributed generation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 143— Small municipal renewable energy generating facilities; issuance of bonds and notes; procurement of required services; receipt and use of revenues
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 144— Uniform natural gas leaks classification system; grading of reported natural gas leaks; projects on public ways; school zones; gas company response and reporting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 145— Plan for replacement or improvement of aging or leaking natural gas infrastructure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 146— Electric distribution system resiliency reports; competitive solicitation for electric distribution system resiliency non-wires alternatives
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 147— Reporting of lost and unaccounted for gas
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 147A— Non-emitting renewable thermal infrastructure project defined
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 148— Engineering plans or specifications for work or services posing material risk to public safety to bear stamp of certified professional engineer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 149— Intervenor support grant program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 150— Capital improvements or additions to distribution or transmission system; cost-effectiveness and timetable analysis; deployment of advanced transmission technologies, advanced conductors, grid-enhancing technologies, or energy storage used as a distribution or transmission resource
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, § 151— Meter socket adapter; installation, operation and maintenance