Chapter 164

Section 93. On written complaint of the attorney general, of the mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town where a gas or electric company is operated, or of twenty customers thereof, either as to the quality or price of the gas or electricity sold and delivered, the department …

Section 94. Electric companies shall file with the department schedules, not less frequently than every 5 years, and gas companies shall file with the department schedules, not less frequently than every 10 years, under a filing schedule as prescribed by the department and in suc…

Section 94A. No gas or electric company shall hereafter enter into a contract for the purchase of gas or electricity covering a period in excess of one year without the approval of the department, unless such contract contains a provision subjecting the price to be paid thereunde…

Section 94B. No gas or electric company shall, without the approval of the department, hereafter enter into a contract with a company related to it as an affiliated company, as defined in section eighty-five, covering a period in excess of one year, by virtue of which any compens…

Section 94C. Whenever, in any proceeding before the department under section fourteen, ninety-two, ninety-two A, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-four A or ninety-four B, the reasonableness of any payment, charge, contract, purchase, sale, obligation or other arrangement between…

Section 94D. No gas or electric company shall collect from a customer on account of his failure to pay any bill due for gas or electricity furnished to him for domestic purposes any charges as, or in the nature of, a penalty; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent the collec…

Section 94E. A gas or electric company required to file any contract with the department under section ninety-four shall, unless such contract terminates at a time expressly stated therein, notify the department forthwith upon the termination thereof.

Section 94F. In connection with any investigation by the department concerning the rates, prices and charges made by a gas company, the department may take into consideration the rates, charges, classifications and schedules on file with the Federal Power Commission whereby the c…

Section 94G. (a) At least once a year, on dates set by the department, each electric company having a fuel charge approved by the department shall file with the department and simultaneously with the attorney general a proposed performance program relating to fuel procurement and…

Section 94H. No gas or electric company shall furnish gas or electricity to the common areas and facilities which are for the exclusive use of the owners of a condominium, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and eight-three A, at a rate higher than that charged for g…

Section 94I. In each base distribution rate proceeding conducted by the department under section 94, the department shall design base distribution rates using a cost-allocation method that is based on equalized rates of return for each customer class; provided, however, that if t…

Section 95. Corporations, persons and municipalities engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of gas or electricity shall, within twenty-four hours after every accident caused by gas or electricity manufactured or supplied by them, whereby an employee or other person is …

Section 96. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Control'', the possession of the power, through direct or indirect ownership of a majority of the outstanding voting securities …

Section 97. An electric company may, subject to sections ninety-eight to one hundred and one, inclusive, from time to time purchase or acquire any or all of the property of any domestic or foreign corporation or association owning or operating a water storage reservoir or hydroel…

Section 98. The purchasing or consolidated company shall except as provided in the preceding section, have and enjoy all the powers, rights, locations, licenses, privileges and franchises, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions, of the company selling or m…

Section 99. The purchasing or consolidated company may, for the purposes authorized by sections ninety-six and ninety-seven, increase its capital stock and issue bonds in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in sections thirteen, fourteen, eighteen and nineteen; and…

Section 99A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, if an electric company acquires or owns an interest as a tenant in common with one or more domestic or foreign corporations, associations or persons, in any property in this commonwealth used or useful for electric utili…

Section 9A. An electric company may, in its agreement of association or, in case of a company already organized, at any time and from time to time, by vote of two thirds in amount of all its stockholders at a meeting duly called for the purpose, state that it is organized for, or…