Study of the impacts of regulations affecting the acceptance of Integrated Community Energy Systems: public utility, energy facility siting and municipal franchising regulatory programs in Massachusetts. Preliminary background report

The authority to regulate public utilities is vested generally in the Department of Public Utilities. The Department is under the supervision and control of a commission consisting of three members appointed by the governor for terms of four years. No more than two of the commissioners may be member...

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Main Authors: Feurer, D A, Weaver, C L, Gallagher, K C, Hejna, D, Rielley, K J
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION
CONSUMPTION
AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ICES
REGULATIONS
MASSACHUSETTS
COMMUNITIES
DECISION MAKING
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY FACILITIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAWS
LEGAL ASPECTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OPERATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SITE SELECTION
STATE GOVERNMENT
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH ATLANTIC REGION
POPULATIONS
USA
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5524004
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5524004
https://doi.org/10.2172/5524004
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Summary:The authority to regulate public utilities is vested generally in the Department of Public Utilities. The Department is under the supervision and control of a commission consisting of three members appointed by the governor for terms of four years. No more than two of the commissioners may be members of the same political party. Commissioners must be freee from any employment or financial interests which are incompatible with the duties of the Department. The Department is responsible for regulating public utilities. The Department is specifically granted general supervisory authority over all gas and electric companies. Specific provisions for the appeal of local decisions exist only in the case of a municipality's approval or disapproval of new operaions by an electric or gas company in a municipality already being served by another such utility. Public utility regulatory statutes, energy facility siting programs, and municipal franchising authority are examined to identify how they may impact on the ability of an organization, whether or not it be a regulated utility, to construct and operate an ICES.

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