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Section
1

Department of Public Utilities; Seal

Section
2

Commonwealth Utilities Commission; Membership; Appointment and Terms; Chairman; Quorum; Salaries; Annual Report

Section
2a

Energy Advisory Board; Membership; Duties

Section
3

Commissioners; Oath; Interests in Regulated Industry Companies

Section
4

Chairman of Commission; Powers and Duties; Hearings; Investigations; Reports

Section
4a

Hearings on Change of Rates or Reduction in or Discontinuance of Service; Time and Place

Section
4b

Authority of Commissioner Upon Declaration of State of Emergency

Section
4c

Action for Appointment of Receiver to Oversee Operation of Investor-Owned Electric Distribution, Transmission or Natural Gas Distribution Company During Existence of Emergency

Section
5

Rulings; Orders; Appeal; Costs; Staying Enforcement; Burden of Proof; Evidence

Section
5a

Witnesses; Summonses; Subpoenas; Fees

Section
5b

Rules and Regulations

Section
5c

Hazardous Materials; Rail Transportation Regulations

Section
5d

Trade Secrets, Confidential Information; Protection From Disclosure; Burden of Proof

Section
5e

Audit of Companies Subject to Jurisdiction of Department; Time of Commencement; Payment of Costs; Filing of Results

Section
6

Repealed, 1923, 227

Section
7

Duties Relative to Common Carriers; Employees; Division of Railroad Track Inspection

Section
8

Duties Relative to Common Carriers; Expenditures

Section
8a

Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2

Section
9

Duties Relative to Water, Gas and Electric Companies; Expenditures; Employees

Section
9a

Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2

Section
10

Officers and Employees; Supervision and Control

Section
10a

Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4

Section
10b

Filing Fees

Section
11

12 - Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1

Section
12

O - Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund

Section
12a

12b - Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1

Section
12c

To 12e - Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1

Section
12e 1/2

Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25

Section
12f

Transportation Division; Director; Assistants

Section
12g

Transportation Division; Investigations and Inquiries

Section
12h

To 12l - Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2

Section
12m

Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35

Section
12n

Facility Siting Division

Section
12p

Department of Public Utilities Storm Trust Fund

Section
12q

Department of Public Utilities Energy Facilities Siting Board Trust Fund

Section
12r

Department of Public Utilities Unified Carrier Registration Trust Fund

Section
13

To 16 - Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1

Section
17

Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35

Section
17a

Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 36

Section
18

Assessments Upon Energy Companies Based on Intrastate Revenues; Rates; Suspension of Rates

Section
18a

Assessment Against Steam Distribution Companies; Apportionment; Time for Payment; Credit for Unexpended Funds

Section
19

Funding for Energy Efficiency Programs; Mandatory Charge per Kilowatt-Hour; Other Funding; Gas Energy Efficiency Programs; Allocation of Funds

Section
20

Funding for Development and Promotion of Renewable Energy Projects; Mandatory Charge per Kilowatt-Hour; Election by Certain Municipal Lighting Plants

Section
21

Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction Resources Cost-Effective or Less Expensive Than Supply Preferred; Energy and Natural Gas Efficiency Investment Plans; Failure to Reasonably Comply With Plan

Section
22

Energy Efficiency Advisory Council; Membership; Duties; Quarterly Report to Council

Section
23

Division for the Administration, Implementation and Enforcement of Chapter 159a 1/2; Funding From Surcharge on Transportation Network Companies