Latest GMAC Meeting Held – Documents Posted
The latest GMAC council meeting was held on June 25, 2026. As background he Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) is a stakeholder group housed in the Department of…
News Stories: Massachusetts
June 26, 2026
June 9, 2026
Hearing Officer Indicates More Detail Needed in AMI Data Access and Implementation Plans
On June 1, 2026 a Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) Hearing Officer issued a notice stating that multiple rounds of discovery will help to inform the…
May 20, 2026
Parties File Diverse Reply Comments in MA DPU Investigation into Gas and Electric Delivery and Bill Redesign Including Comments on DER and Net Metering
On May 11-14, 2026 a wide range of reply comments were filed in the Massachusetts investigation by the Department of Public Utilities on its own motion into gas and…
May 19, 2026
Commission Approves Electric Utility’s Basic Service Rates
On May 11, 2026, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) stamp approved National Grid’s Basic Service filing. The Explanatory Statement to the Basic…
May 18, 2026
Electric Utility Files Basic Service Rates
On May 15, 2026 Nstar (Eversource) filed with the Massachusetts DPU its new basic service electricity rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service area beginning August…
May 11, 2026
Reminder: Public Hearing: AMI Data Access and Related Proposals
The Department is conducting a virtual public hearing on May 14, 2026 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. to receive comments on an advanced metering infrastructure data access protocol…
Utility Files New Basic Service Electric Rates
On May 8, 2026 NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Eversource”) submitted the results of its most recent solicitation for Basic Service supply for the…
May 5, 2026
Is Massachusetts Set to Defer Major Retail Market Reforms?
The House has introduced Study Order H5324 would allow the joint Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Committee to sit in legislative recess to investigate the…
National Grid’s POR Rates Approved
On April 30, 2025 the Massachusetts DPU issued a final order approving National Grid’s POR discount rates. National Grid filed its annual Purchase of Receivables (POR)…
April 27, 2026
Parties File Comments Urging the PUC to Make Interval Data Available to Suppliers
On April 23, 2026 parties filed responses to ALJ questions and initial comments in Massachusetts investigation by the department of public utilities on its own motion…
