By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 1966) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation to
require accurate pricing of default service.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 1966) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation to
require accurate pricing of default service.
Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Subsection (d) of Section 1B of Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by replacing the second and third sentence of the subsection with the following:
“The distribution company shall procure such service through competitive bidding; provided, however, that all bids shall include payment options with rates that remain uniform for periods of up to six months. Any department-approved provider of service, including an affiliate of a distribution company, shall be eligible to participate in the competitive bidding process. Default services rates shall reflect all costs that are both incurred by a distribution company relating to default service and approved by the department for recovery; no costs incurred by a distribution company relating to default service shall be recovered in distribution or other rates.”
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
