MA Governor Signs Expansive New Energy Law
As reported previously, Massachusetts Gov. Healey signed into law S.2967 entitled “An Act Promoting A Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity And Protecting Ratepayers.” See…
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November 20, 2024
October 28, 2024
Parties Filed Comments On Interlocutory Order On Energy Affordability Next Steps
In Connecticut parties filed comments in PURA’s energy affordability examination. As background, the DPU initiated this inquiry to examine energy burden with a…
October 23, 2024
Massachusetts Senate Approves Conference Report Which Retains Individual Residential Electric Choice
To reconcile differences in previous energy bills, the Massachusetts Senate has adopted a conference committee report. The conference committee report strikes the…
October 16, 2024
Municipal Aggregation Workshop Scheduled
Massachusetts Department Staff has developed proposed criteria to identify the STGUs that are eligible to enter contracts with municipal aggregators prior to the SMART…
October 11, 2024
DOER Issued An Update On CPS Rulemakings
Massachusetts DOER issued an update on Clean Peak Energy Standard (CPS) rulemakings. Notice of Compliance was published in the Massachusetts Register on October 11,…
September 18, 2024
Hearing Officer Issued Revises Net Metering Rulemaking Procedural Schedule
Revised DG interconnection and net metering tariffs due by September 27, 2024. Requests for evidentiary hearing or briefing schedule due by October 4, 2024.…
September 13, 2024
DPU Issued Stamp Approval of Utilities SMART Program Tariffs
This matter deals with a joint petition of the state electric utilities for approval of the revised model Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program Tariff. The…
September 10, 2024
Mark Your Calendar – Municipal Aggregation Working Group Meeting
Working group in Docket D.P.U. 23-67 Investigation by the Department of Public Utilities on its own Motion into Establishing Guidelines for Municipal Aggregation is…
August 29, 2024
Unitil Files Increase to POR Discount Rates
Fitchburg Gas and Electric (Unitil) in Massachusetts has proposed a large reduction to its residential purchase of receivables discount rate, under an annual update to…
August 8, 2024
MA DPU Schedules Municipal Aggregator’s Low-Income Community Shared Solar (LICSS) Program Working Group Meeting
Via a Working Group Memo the Department announces that it will convene a working group to discuss the Department’s directives relative to LICSS Programs on September 18,…
