Energy efficiency dockets and filings

Current energy efficiency investigations at the DPU.

Filings and Investigations

The following is a list of current and relevant filings submitted by energy efficiency program administrators¹ to the DPU.   

To access a filing, navigate to the DPU's Docket Fileroom, enter the relevant docket number and click go.

To find a public/evidentiary hearing, navigate to the DPU's Hearing Schedule.

 

^{1  All electric and gas distribution companies and approved municipal aggregators.}

Three-Year Term Reports

Upon completion of each three-year term, each Program Administrator shall submit an energy efficiency three-year term report that details its performance during the applicable term. These filings will be formally investigated by the Department.

• The 2019-2021 term reports were filed on August 1, 2022 and are listed below.

Program Administrator	Docket Number	Status
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 22-110	Filed
Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 22-111	Filed
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - gas	D.P.U. 22-112	Filed
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 22-113	Filed
Boston Gas Company d/b/a National Grid - gas	D.P.U. 22-114	Filed
NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 22-115	Filed
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 22-116	Filed
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - electric	D.P.U. 22-117	Filed
National Grid - electric	D.P.U. 22-118	Filed
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 22-119	Filed

 

• The 2016-2018 term reports were filed on August 1, 2019 and are listed below.

Program Administrator	Docket Number	Status
Bay State Gas d/b/a Columbia Gas of MA	D.P.U. 19-90	Approved
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 19-91	Approved
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 19-96	Under investigation
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - gas	D.P.U. 19-92	Approved
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - electric	D.P.U. 19-97	Approved
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 19-93	Approved
National Grid - electric	D.P.U. 19-98	Approved
National Grid - gas	D.P.U. 19-94	Approved
NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 19-95	Approved
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 19-99	Approved

 

• The 2013-2015 term reports were filed on August 1, 2016 and are listed below.  

Program Administrator	Docket Number	Status
Bay State Gas d/b/a Columbia Gas of MA	D.P.U. 16-120	Approved
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 16-121	Approved
Blackstone Gas Company	D.P.U. 16-122	Approved
Cape Light Compact	D.P.U. 16-127	Under investigation
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - electric	D.P.U. 16-128	Approved
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - gas	D.P.U. 16-124	Approved
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 16-125	Approved
National Grid - electric	D.P.U. 16-129	Approved
National Grid - gas	D.P.U. 16-123	Approved
NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 16-126	Approved
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 16-130	Approved
Western Massachusetts Electric Company	D.P.U. 16-130	Approved

Annual Reports

Upon completion of each of the first 2 years of a three-year term, each Program Administrator shall submit an energy efficiency annual report that details its performance during the applicable year.  The final year of a three-year term is included in the term report filings and therefore not separately filed as an annual report.

The Department may investigate a Program Administrator’s performance at any time during a three-year term on its own, or if the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council passes a resolution requesting that the Department do so.

The 2022 annual reports were filed June 1, 2023 and are listed under a single docket number.

Year	Program Administrator	Docket Number
2022	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 23-60
2021	All Program Administrators	filed with Term Reports
2020	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 21-70
2019	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 20-50
2018	All Program Administrators	filed with Term Reports
2017	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 18-51
2016	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 17-100
2015	All Program Administrators	filed with Term Reports
2014	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 15-49
2013	All Program Administrators	D.P.U. 14-87

 

Three-Year Plan Filings

The Program Administrators submit their three-year plans to the DPU on or before October 31 of the applicable planning year. The DPU must, within 120 days of the filing date, approve, modify, or reject and require resubmission of the three-year plans.

• Program Administrators filed their 2022-2024 three-year plans on November 1, 2021 and the dockets are listed below.  The DPU issued its Order on the 2022-24 three year plans on January 31, 2022.  
• Program Administrators will file their 2025-2027 three-year plans on or before October 31, 2024.

Program Administrator	Docket Number
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 21-120
Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 21-121
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 21-126
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - electric	D.P.U. 21-127
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company - gas	D.P.U. 21-122
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 21-123
National Grid - electric	D.P.U. 21-128
National Grid - gas	D.P.U. 21-124
NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 21-125
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 21-129

 

Other Energy Efficiency Investigations

Program Administrators may submit filings in addition to the three-year plans and annual/term reports. Based on the Department's Energy Efficiency Guidelines, Program Administrators can submit for a midterm modification to its existing three-year plan if certain thresholds are met related to budget and savings.

 

Program Administrator	Docket Number	Topic	Status
Boston Gas Company d/b/a National Grid	D.P.U. 23-155	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, each d/b/a National Grid	D.P.U. 23-154	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
NSTAR Gas Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 23-153	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
Eversource Gas Company of Massachusetts d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 23-149	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 23-147	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (electric)	D.P.U. 23-144	Midterm Modification filing	Discovery
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 23-58	Midterm Modification: Residential and Low-Income Budget increases; C&I Budget decrease	Stamp Approval (3/14/2024)
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 23-93	Midterm Modification: Residential, Low-Income and C&I Budget increases	Order Issued (1/31/2024)
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 23-91	Midterm Modification: Residential, Low-Income and C&I Budget increases	Stamp Approval (1/31/2024)
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company (Gas)	D.P.U. 23-70	Midterm Modification: Residential, Low-Income and C&I Budget increases	Stamp Approval (3/12/2024)
National Grid (Electric)	D.P.U. 23-54	Midterm Modification: C&I Demonstration Project	Discovery
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 22-137	Cape and Vineyard Electrification Offering pursuant to St. 2022. c. 179, §87A	Order issued (January 11, 2023)
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 22-94	Midterm Modification: C&I Budget Increase	Order issued (September 16, 2022)
Berkshire Gas Company	D.P.U. 21-78	Midterm Modification: Residential Budget Increase	Order issued (October 21, 2021)
Liberty Utilities	D.P.U. 21-18	Behavioral Offering termination	Order issued (May 4, 2021)
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 20-40	Cape and Vineyard Electrification Offering	Order issued (November 5, 2021)
Electric Program Administrators	D.P.U. 20-33 through D.P.U. 20-36	Active Demand Reduction and Daily Dispatch Offerings	Order issued (July 28, 2020)
Cape Light Compact JPE	D.P.U. 17-84	Demand Reduction Demonstration Offerings	Order Issued (November 5, 2018)
NSTAR Electric Company and Western Massachusetts Electric Company, each d/b/a Eversource Energy	D.P.U. 16-178	Demand Reduction Demonstration Offerings	Order Issued (October 31, 2017)
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil (electric division)	D.P.U. 16-184	Demand Reduction Demonstration Offerings	Order Issued (October 31, 2017)
Colonial Gas, d/b/a National Grid & Cape Light Compact	D.P.U. 16-169	Energy Efficiency Services on Cape Cod	Post-Briefing
All Program Administrators excluding Cape Light Compact	D.P.U. 13-67	Performance Metrics	Order Issued

Last updated:	June 5, 2023