Department of Public Utilities

Web Site:

www.mass.gov/dpu

Organization Chart

Mission:

The Department of Public Utilities is responsible for oversight of investor-owned electric power, natural gas and water utilities in the Commonwealth; developing alternatives to traditional regulation; monitoring service quality; and regulating safety in the transportation and gas pipeline areas. The mission of the Department is to ensure that utility consumers are provided with the most reliable service at the lowest possible cost; to protect the public safety from transportation and gas pipeline related accidents; to oversee the energy facilities siting process; and to ensure that residential ratepayers' rights are protected.

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 25 S. 1-22	Department of Public Utilities
MGL C. 40A S. 3	Zoning Exemption
MGL C. 82 S. 40-40E	Dig Safe Law
MGL C. 159 S. 1-105	Common Carriers
MGL C. 159A S. 1-32	Common Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicle
MGL C. 159B S. 1-22	Carriers of Property by Motor Vehicle
MGL C. 160 S. 1-252	Railroads
MGL C. 161 S. 1-161	Street Railways
MGL C. 162 S. 1-18	Electric Railroads
MGL C. 163 S. 1-12	Trackless Trolley Companies
MGL C. 164 S. 1-145	Manufacture and Sale of Gas and Electricity
MGL C. 164A S. 1-27	New England Power Pool
MGL C. 165 S. 1-27	Water and Aqueduct Companies
St. 1955 C. 604 S. 1	DPU Bargaining Agent for the Procurement of Power from New York Power Authority
St. 1997 C. 164 S. 1-344	Electric Industry Restructuring
St. 2008 C. 169 S. 1-124	Green Communities
St. 2009 C. 133 S. 1-6	Public Utility Companies
St. 2012 C. 209 S. 1-59	Competitively Priced Electricity
St. 2012 C. 216 S. 1-8	Emergency Service Response of Public Utility Companies
St. 2014 C. 149 S. 1-10	Natural Gas Leaks
St. 2014 C. 251 S. 1-9	Credit for Thermal Energy Generated with Renewable Fuels
St. 1934 C. 280 S. 1	Regulation and Limitation of Hackney Carriages in the City of Boston

Regulations

220 CMR	Department of Telecommunications and Energy
980 CMR	Energy Facilities Siting Board