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Section 1Department of public utilities; seal
Section 2Commonwealth utilities commission; membership; appointment and terms; chairman; quorum; salaries; annual report
Section 2AEnergy advisory board; membership; duties
Section 3Commissioners; oath; interests in regulated industry companies
Section 4Chairman of commission; powers and duties; hearings; investigations; reports
Section 4AHearings on change of rates or reduction in or discontinuance of service; time and place
Section 4BAuthority of commissioner upon declaration of state of emergency
Section 4CAction for appointment of receiver to oversee operation of investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company during existence of emergency
Section 5Rulings; orders; appeal; costs; staying enforcement; burden of proof; evidence
Section 5AWitnesses; summonses; subpoenas; fees
Section 5BRules and regulations
Section 5CHazardous materials; rail transportation regulations
Section 5DTrade secrets, confidential information; protection from disclosure; burden of proof
Section 5EAudit of companies subject to jurisdiction of department; time of commencement; payment of costs; filing of results
Section 6Repealed, 1923, 227
Section 7Duties relative to common carriers; employees; division of railroad track inspection
Section 8Duties relative to common carriers; expenditures
Section 8ARepealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2
Section 9Duties relative to water, gas and electric companies; expenditures; employees
Section 9ARepealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2
Section 10Officers and employees; supervision and control
Section 10ARepealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4
Section 10BFiling fees
Section 11, 12Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1
Section 12A, 12BRepealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1
Section 12C to 12ERepealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1
Section 12E1/2Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25
Section 12FTransportation division
Section 12GInvestigations and inquiries
Section 12H to 12LRepealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2
Section 12MRepealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
Section 12NFacility siting division
Section 12ODepartment of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund
Section 12PDepartment of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund
Section 13 to 16Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1
Section 17Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35
Section 17ARepealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36
Section 18Assessments upon energy companies based on intrastate revenues; rates; suspension of rates
Section 18AAssessment against steam distribution companies; apportionment; time for payment; credit for unexpended funds
Section 19Funding for energy efficiency programs; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; other funding; gas energy efficiency programs; allocation of funds
Section 20Funding for development and promotion of renewable energy projects; mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour; election by certain municipal lighting plants
Section 21Energy efficiency and demand reduction resources cost-effective or less expensive than supply preferred; electric and natural gas efficiency investment plans; failure to reasonably comply with plan
Section 22Energy efficiency advisory council; membership; duties; quarterly report to council