Department of Public Utilities (DPU)

DPU Mission Statement

The Department is responsible for the structure and control of monopoly energy in the Commonwealth; developing alternatives to traditional regulation and traditional monopoly arrangements; controlling prices and profits; monitoring service quality; regulating safety in the transportation and gas pipeline areas; and for the siting of energy facilities. 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 under regulations.

Commission

Paul J. Hibbard, Chairman

W. Robert Keating, Commissioner

Tim Woolf, Commissioner

DPU Divisions