November 23, 2024

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (MA DPU)

UPDATED: Mass. Supreme Court Vacates EDC-Pipeline Contract Order
A Massachusetts court struck down regulators’ plan to allow electric distribution companies to charge ratepayers for additional natural gas pipeline capacity.
Generation Owners Seek to Block EDC-Pipeline Deals
PSEG and NextEra petitioned FERC to block New England states’ efforts to have electric ratepayers underwrite the cost of expanded natural gas pipelines.
Pipeline Developer Asks Massachusetts to Order Route Access
Tennessee Gas Pipeline is asking Massachusetts regulators to grant it access to more than 400 properties whose owners have refused to cooperate with the company.
Divided PURA Approves Utility Takeover
A divided panel of Connecticut regulators on Wednesday gave final approval to Iberdrola USA’s $3 billion takeover of UIL Holdings. The state’s Public Utilit...
Mass. Attorney General’s Study: Pipelines Unneeded
Attorney General Maura Healey released a study that said additional interstate natural gas pipelines are not needed to guarantee the reliability of NE’s grid.
Massachusetts Regulators Endorse Pipeline Contracts
Massachusetts regulators ruled that electric distribution companies can sign contracts for natural gas capacity and pass the costs on to electric ratepayers.
Massachusetts AG to Study Gas Needs
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has commissioned a study to assess New England’s natural gas supplies and other energy needs.
New England Governors Revise Energy Strategy
New England governors last week backed away from their 2013 commitment to share the costs of new gas pipelines and electric transmission, announcing a revised regional energy strategy that gives individual states more flexibility.

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