MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY
M.G.L. pt. Part I, tit. Title XXII, ch. c. 164
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sectionc. 164, § 1. Definitionssectionc. 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 changesectionc. 164, § 1B. Service territories for distribution companies; ratessectionc. 164, § 1C. Marketing companiessectionc. 164, § 1D. Billing of retail customers; notice of offers available by participating non-utility competitive suppliers; payment to supplier by electric distribution companysectionc. 164, § 1E. Performance based rate schemes; labor displacement or reductions; mediation of small claimssectionc. 164, § 1F. Consumer protections; rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 1G. Transition costs and chargessectionc. 164, § 1H. Financing orderssectionc. 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 standardssectionc. 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; penaltiessectionc. 164, § 1K. Penalties to be credited back to customerssectionc. 164, § 2. Constructionsectionc. 164, § 3. Corporations governed by chaptersectionc. 164, § 4. Application of chapter 156Bsectionc. 164, § 4A. State secretary; examination of documents; approval; instances of corporate omissionsectionc. 164, § 5. Organization of corporation; certification by state secretarysectionc. 164, § 5A. Name; restrictions; injunctive reliefsectionc. 164, § 6. Articles of organization; contentssectionc. 164, § 7. Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 6sectionc. 164, § 8. Amendment of articles of organization; changes in capital stock or corporate namesectionc. 164, § 8A. Amendment of articles of organization; change in business authorized or any other changesectionc. 164, § 8B. Articles of amendment; submission to state secretary; effective date; filingsectionc. 164, § 8C. Restatement of articles of organization; adoption; submission to state secretary; filing; effective datesectionc. 164, § 8D. Confirmation of organization or subsequent proceedings; certificate; submission to state secretary; effective datesectionc. 164, § 9. Hydro-electric plants; issue of preferred stock and bonds; acquisition of storage reservoirsectionc. 164, § 9A. Electric companies providing electricity to other companies; ownership of stocksectionc. 164, § 10. Issuance of capital stock; notification of departmentsectionc. 164, § 11. Payment of price of sharesectionc. 164, § 12. Improper issue of stock or scrip certificates; effect; penaltysectionc. 164, § 12A. Convertible debenturessectionc. 164, § 13. Mortgage of propertysectionc. 164, § 13A. Issuance and pledge of bonds secured by prior lienssectionc. 164, § 14. Proceedings to determine necessity of issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtednesssectionc. 164, § 15. Invitation for proposals for purchase of bondssectionc. 164, § 15A. Issue or sale of bonds, etc. at less than par value or face amountsectionc. 164, § 16. Making good impairment of capital stocksectionc. 164, § 16A. Inadequate depreciation allowances; corrective orders of department; use of funds restricted; enforcementsectionc. 164, § 17. Improper issue of stock, bonds or other securities; penaltysectionc. 164, § 17A. Investments; approval of department; violations by officers; penaltysectionc. 164, § 18. Disposition of sharessectionc. 164, § 19. Sale of unissued capital stock; terms; auction salesectionc. 164, § 20. Commencement of business; liability of officers, contributionsectionc. 164, § 21. Authorization necessary to transfer franchise, lease works or contract to carry on workssectionc. 164, § 22. Depositssectionc. 164, § 23. Voting by stockholders; proxysectionc. 164, § 24. Voting by stockholders; articles of organization or by-laws controllingsectionc. 164, § 25. Stockholders of public service corporation; use of name or title thereof prohibited; violations; penalty; proceedings; injunction; exceptionsectionc. 164, § 26 to 28. Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 16sectionc. 164, § 29. Change of officers; filing of certificate of changesectionc. 164, § 30. Change of location; reasonableness and public interest factors consideredsectionc. 164, § 31. Amount of stock in gas companies held by corporationsectionc. 164, § 32. Repealed, 1973, 860, Sec. 18sectionc. 164, § 33. Fees for filing certificates, articles and copies of votessectionc. 164, § 33A. Promotional or political advertising expendituressectionc. 164, § 34. Town's authority to operate gas or electric plant or community antenna television systemsectionc. 164, § 34A. Municipal street lighting servicesectionc. 164, § 34B. Replacement of existing polessectionc. 164, § 35. Vote of city to acquire plantsectionc. 164, § 36. Vote of town to acquire plantsectionc. 164, § 37. Certification of vote of city or town to departmentsectionc. 164, § 38. Certification of subsequent votessectionc. 164, § 39. Failure to certify vote; penaltysectionc. 164, § 40. Debt incurred for establishing, purchasing, extending, etc., light plantsectionc. 164, § 41. Enlargement of plantsectionc. 164, § 42. Purchase of existing plantsectionc. 164, § 43. Determination by department of purchase price; tender of deed; acquisition upon failure to tendersectionc. 164, § 44. Repealed, 1929, 379, Sec. 3sectionc. 164, § 45. Purchase of property in adjoining townsectionc. 164, § 46. Distribution to adjoining townsectionc. 164, § 47. Extension of services to adjoining townsectionc. 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 supplysectionc. 164, § 47B. Facilities and equipment located outside municipal limitssectionc. 164, § 47C. Municipal lighting plant cooperativessectionc. 164, § 47D. Exemption from public records and open meeting requirements in certain instancessectionc. 164, § 47E. Facilities for operation of telecommunications systems for municipal use; construction, purchase, lease and maintenance; debtsectionc. 164, § 48 to 50. Repealed, 1929, 379, Sec. 7sectionc. 164, § 51. Purchase of gas, electricity, equipment, supplies or materials from another townsectionc. 164, § 52. Purchase of electricity by town from street railwaysectionc. 164, § 53. Delivery by street railway; meteringsectionc. 164, § 54. Disagreement as to price paid to street railway; action of departmentsectionc. 164, § 55. Municipal light boardsectionc. 164, § 55A. Agreements between municipal light boards and cities or townssectionc. 164, § 56. Management of plantsectionc. 164, § 56A. Municipal light commission; definition; contracts of memberssectionc. 164, § 56B. Contracts of commission; requisitessectionc. 164, § 56C. Contracts of commission; filing with city or town auditor; preservation; public inspection; penaltysectionc. 164, § 56D. Contracts of commission; advertisements and bids; application of sectionsectionc. 164, § 56E. Removal of members; notice and hearing; appealsectionc. 164, § 57. Manager's annual financial report; tax levy; expenditure of incomesectionc. 164, § 57A. Appropriations for maintenance and operation; payment in advance of receiptssectionc. 164, § 57B. Income from investment or deposit of proceeds of municipal bonds or notes issued for gas or electrical purposessectionc. 164, § 57C. Appropriations from insurance escrow accountsectionc. 164, § 58. Schedule of prices for gas and electricitysectionc. 164, § 58A. Advance deposit; shut off for non-payment; removal of appliances for distributionsectionc. 164, § 58B. Lien upon real estate for nonpayment of service chargessectionc. 164, § 58C. Time for and length of liensectionc. 164, § 58D. Unpaid charges added to real estate taxessectionc. 164, § 58E. Interest on taxes due by reason of unpaid chargessectionc. 164, § 58F. Abatement of real estate tax imposed by reason of unpaid chargessectionc. 164, § 59. Notice of change of price to departmentsectionc. 164, § 60. Entitlement to service; review by departmentsectionc. 164, § 61. Assessment of cost of establishing servicesectionc. 164, § 62. Protection of plant; municipal ordinancessectionc. 164, § 63. Duties of municipality and its officers; violations; penaltiessectionc. 164, § 64. Repealed, 1978, 512, Sec. 13sectionc. 164, § 65. Application of chapter to plants authorized by special actsectionc. 164, § 66. Application of chapter and by-laws of town to plant authorized by special actsectionc. 164, § 67. Revocation of rights, locations or licensessectionc. 164, § 68. Sale of plant by townsectionc. 164, § 69. Enforcement by supreme judicial courtsectionc. 164, § 69A. Purchase, sale and distribution of natural gas by municipalitysectionc. 164, § 69B. Definitionssectionc. 164, § 69C. Cadet engineers; power of city or town to contract for training; contents of contractsectionc. 164, § 69D. Cadet engineers; selectionsectionc. 164, § 69E. Cadet engineers; civil service laws; retirement benefits; workmen's compensationsectionc. 164, § 69F. Expensessectionc. 164, § 69G. Definitions applicable to Secs. 69H to 69Wsectionc. 164, § 69H. Energy facilities siting boardsectionc. 164, § 69H1/2. Hydropower generation facilitiessectionc. 164, § 69I. Long-range forecasts of electric and gas companies; filing; hearings; approvalsectionc. 164, § 69J. Petition for approval of construction; filing guidelines; approval or rejection; application of sectionsectionc. 164, § 69J1/2. Fees for applications to construct electricity and clean energy facilitiessectionc. 164, § 69J1/4. Construction of generating facilitysectionc. 164, § 69K. Certificate of environmental impact and public interest; construction of facilities; petition; issuance; conditions; state agencies and local governments restricted; transfer; amendment; applicabilitysectionc. 164, § 69K1/2. Certificate of environmental impact and public interest with respect to a generating facilitysectionc. 164, § 69L. Petition for certificate or amendment thereof; form; information required; affidavit of service and noticesectionc. 164, § 69L1/2. Application for certificate with respect to a generating facilitysectionc. 164, § 69M. Public hearings on petitions; national pollutant discharge elimination system permit; notices; procedures; fact sheetssectionc. 164, § 69N. Parties in interest to proceedingssectionc. 164, § 69O. Decision granting or denying application; findings and opinions; applicabilitysectionc. 164, § 69O1/2. Decision granting or denying application with regard to a generating facility; findings and opinionssectionc. 164, § 69P. Judicial reviewsectionc. 164, § 69Q. Joint inter-agency investigations, hearings or orders; interstate compacts and federal agreements authorizedsectionc. 164, § 69R. Eminent domain; taking by electric or gas companies, generation companies or wholesale generation companies; procedures; restrictionssectionc. 164, § 69S. Eminent domain with respect to oil pipelines; requisite procedures; rights relative to takingsectionc. 164, § 69T. Consolidated permits for large clean energy infrastructure facilitiessectionc. 164, § 69U. Consolidated permit for small clean transmission and distribution infrastructure facilitysectionc. 164, § 69V. Consolidated permit for small clean energy generation facility or small clean energy storage facilitysectionc. 164, § 69W. De novo adjudication of final decision of local government on consolidated permit application of small clean energy infrastructure facilitysectionc. 164, § 70. Opening of streets by gas company; liability; repairing streetssectionc. 164, § 70A. Application to department to lay main; hearing; determination; feessectionc. 164, § 71. Construction of transmission linessectionc. 164, § 72. Taking land for transmission linessectionc. 164, § 72A. Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; notice to landowners; damagessectionc. 164, § 73. Pipes, mains, wires and conduits crossing railroadssectionc. 164, § 74. Recovery by town of damages paid as result of defect in streetsectionc. 164, § 75. Regulation by municipal authoritiessectionc. 164, § 75A. Installation of gas meters; compliance with regulations for preventing escape of gassectionc. 164, § 75B. Qualifying to do businesssectionc. 164, § 75C. Right of eminent domainsectionc. 164, § 75D. Survey preliminary to eminent domain proceedings; liabilitysectionc. 164, § 75E. Regulation of construction and operationsectionc. 164, § 75F. Restoration of ground surface following installationsectionc. 164, § 75G. Marking of location of underground linesectionc. 164, § 75H. Licenses, permits, etc., for pipeline maintenance, construction and operationsectionc. 164, § 76. Supervisory authority of departmentsectionc. 164, § 76A. Dealings with affiliated companiessectionc. 164, § 76B. Streets or ways; construction over, across or along high pressure gas mainssectionc. 164, § 76C. Rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 76D. Utility underground plant damage prevention system; establishmentsectionc. 164, § 77. Annual report of departmentsectionc. 164, § 78. Notice of violationsectionc. 164, § 79. Enforcement of orders of department; equity jurisdictionsectionc. 164, § 80. Location of office of company; records; inspection of records by departmentsectionc. 164, § 81. Form of books and accountssectionc. 164, § 82. Form of records of work at manufacturing stationsectionc. 164, § 83. Annual return; form; other information to departmentsectionc. 164, § 84. Failure to make or amend return; penaltysectionc. 164, § 84A. Condensed return of business and financial conditionsectionc. 164, § 85. Examination of records by department; confidential nature of information; ''affiliated company'' definedsectionc. 164, § 85A. Filing copies of existing contracts with affiliated companiessectionc. 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 plansectionc. 164, § 86. Consent of municipality to entry of another gas companysectionc. 164, § 87. Consent of municipality to entry of another electric companysectionc. 164, § 88. Review of decision issued under Secs. 86 or 87sectionc. 164, § 89. Rights of another municipality to enter another townsectionc. 164, § 90. Conditions imposed upon entry of supplier of electricity in bulksectionc. 164, § 91. Enforcement of conditions imposed under Sec. 90sectionc. 164, § 92. Right of user to gas or electricitysectionc. 164, § 92A. Right of user in bulk to gassectionc. 164, § 92B. Electric-sector modernization planssectionc. 164, § 92C. Grid modernization advisory councilsectionc. 164, § 93. Price or quality of gas or electricity; public hearing; noticesectionc. 164, § 94. Schedule of rates, prices and charges; contracts; filing; proposed changes; notices; investigations; hearingssectionc. 164, § 94A. Contracts for purchase of gas or electricity; review of price paidsectionc. 164, § 94B. Contracts with affiliated companies; approval by departmentsectionc. 164, § 94C. Dealings between gas or electric affiliated company; burden of proofsectionc. 164, § 94D. Penalties for delinquencies and discountssectionc. 164, § 94E. Notification of termination of contract filed under Sec. 94sectionc. 164, § 94F. Rates, prices and charges of gas companies; effect of orders of F.P.C.sectionc. 164, § 94G. Proposed performance program; unit heat rate audit; public hearing; periodic report; deductions; fuel charge; base rates; rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 94G 1/2. Repealed, 2012, 209, Sec. 19sectionc. 164, § 94H. Condominiums; common areas; ratessectionc. 164, § 94I. Cost-allocation method for determining base distribution ratessectionc. 164, § 95. Reports of accidentssectionc. 164, § 96. Purchase, sale, consolidation or merger; procedure; public interest determinationsectionc. 164, § 97. Acquisition of water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant by electric companysectionc. 164, § 98. Rights of company acquiring water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plantsectionc. 164, § 99. Increase of capital stock to affect acquisitionsectionc. 164, § 99A. Property held as tenants in common by electric companiessectionc. 164, § 100. Sale of property to another gas or electric company; exceptionssectionc. 164, § 101. Time for filing applications for approval of sales or consolidationssectionc. 164, § 102. Consolidation of Boston Consolidated Gas and Boston Edisonsectionc. 164, § 102A. Consolidation or merger; agreement, provisions; submission of article to state secretary; form; requisites and information; approval; effectiveness; filingssectionc. 164, § 102B. Certificate of consolidation or merger; issuance; feesectionc. 164, § 102C. Enforcement of consumer protection provisions; arbitrationsectionc. 164, § 103. Accuracy of meters; recordssectionc. 164, § 104. Fees of department for examining, comparing and testing gas meterssectionc. 164, § 105. Repealed, 1956, 28sectionc. 164, § 105A. Storage, transportation and distribution of gas; regulation; violations; civil penaltiessectionc. 164, § 106. Regulation of quality of gassectionc. 164, § 107. Establishing calorific standard; companies exempt from furnishing gas of standard establishedsectionc. 164, § 108. Calorimeter provided by companysectionc. 164, § 109. Inspection of gas by department; establishing new standards of puritysectionc. 164, § 110. Gas below standard; forfeituresectionc. 164, § 111. Unit of measure for sale of gassectionc. 164, § 112. Meter proverssectionc. 164, § 113. Use of gas meters not tested, sealed or stamped; penaltysectionc. 164, § 114. Testing gas meters in use; cost of testsectionc. 164, § 115. Easy ascertainment of gas meter readingsectionc. 164, § 115A. Replacement of gas meterssectionc. 164, § 116. Entry on premises to examine and maintain gas or electric meterssectionc. 164, § 116A. Disconnection of services in case of fire, explosion or other disastersectionc. 164, § 116B. Gas company to provide maintenance and improvement of gate boxes during street, sidewalk or road repair; application for assistancesectionc. 164, § 116C. Advanced metering data repository; right to access advanced metering infrastructure customer data; opt out; accelerated switchingsectionc. 164, § 117. Written statement of amount recorded given by meter readersectionc. 164, § 118. Easy ascertainment of electric meter readingsectionc. 164, § 119. Meter rentalssectionc. 164, § 119A. Itemized statement of quantity of gas, electricity or fuel used at each of several ratessectionc. 164, § 120. Testing electric meters in use; cost of testsectionc. 164, § 121. Entry upon premises to make test; compensation of person making test; rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 122. Use of incorrect meter; refundsectionc. 164, § 123. Prepayment meters; risk of loss of depositssectionc. 164, § 124. Entry of premises to stop gas or electricitysectionc. 164, § 124A. Shutting off or failing to restore service during serious illnesssectionc. 164, § 124B. Shutting off gas or electric service for failure to pay for appliances; prohibitionsectionc. 164, § 124C. Nursing homes, homes for the aged, convalescent homes, and hospitals; shutting off gas or electric servicesectionc. 164, § 124D. Shutting off gas or electric service to tenants not customer of recordsectionc. 164, § 124E. Termination of gas and electric service; households with residents 65 or oldersectionc. 164, § 124F. Shutting off service during financial hardshipsectionc. 164, § 124G. Restoration of service upon paymentsectionc. 164, § 124H. Shutting off service in residence where infant domiciledsectionc. 164, § 124I. Penaltiessectionc. 164, § 125. Refusal to supply because of default of previous occupantsectionc. 164, § 125A. Supply to commonwealth or municipality after expiration of contract; pricesectionc. 164, § 126. Wilful injury or interference with gas meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidencesectionc. 164, § 126A. Impersonating an officer or servant of a gas or electric company; penaltiessectionc. 164, § 127. Intentional injury to electric meter or other property; penalty; prima facie evidencesectionc. 164, § 127A. Destruction of or tampering with, electric or gas lines, meters, etc.; theft of electricity or gassectionc. 164, § 128. Guaranty fund; payment of interest, application to charges and tolls; annual return statement; violations; penaltysectionc. 164, § 129. Definitionssectionc. 164, § 130. Establishment of fund; filing and recording of trust instrument; trustee; dissolution of fundsectionc. 164, § 131. Powers and duties of fund and trustee; financial statement; amount of fund; authorized trust instrument provisions; amendments; consolidation or merger of fund; taxationsectionc. 164, § 132. Exemption of trust fund from certain insurance lawssectionc. 164, § 133. Emergency mutual aidsectionc. 164, § 134. Load aggregation programssectionc. 164, § 135. Corporate retail load aggregatorssectionc. 164, § 136. Cooperativessectionc. 164, § 137. Participation in group purchasing of electricity, natural gas, telecommunications services or similar productssectionc. 164, § 138. Definitionssectionc. 164, § 139. Class I, II or III net metering facilities; election of net metering; tariffs; limitation on aggregate capacity; rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 139A. Small hydroelectric power net metering facilities programsectionc. 164, § 140. Neighborhood net metering facility; election of net metering; rules and regulationssectionc. 164, § 141. Decisions or actions regarding rate design; adjustment to low income or moderate income rate discountsectionc. 164, § 142. Removal of impediments to development of efficient, low-emissions distributed generationsectionc. 164, § 143. Small municipal renewable energy generating facilities; issuance of bonds and notes; procurement of required services; receipt and use of revenuessectionc. 164, § 144. Uniform natural gas leaks classification system; grading of reported natural gas leaks; projects on public ways; school zones; gas company response and reportingsectionc. 164, § 145. Plan for replacement or improvement of aging or leaking natural gas infrastructuresectionc. 164, § 146. Electric distribution system resiliency reports; competitive solicitation for electric distribution system resiliency non-wires alternativessectionc. 164, § 147. Reporting of lost and unaccounted for gassectionc. 164, § 147A. Non-emitting renewable thermal infrastructure project definedsectionc. 164, § 148. Engineering plans or specifications for work or services posing material risk to public safety to bear stamp of certified professional engineersectionc. 164, § 149. Intervenor support grant programsectionc. 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 resourcesectionc. 164, § 151. Meter socket adapter; installation, operation and maintenancesectionc. 164, § 94 1/2. Sales of compressed natural gas for use as a motor fuel
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter164Fetched: 10/20/2026