Description
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on the City of Cambridge's proposed municipal aggregation plan. On October 26, 2016, the City of Cambridge (“City”) filed a request with the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) for approval of a municipal aggregation plan pursuant to G.L. c. 164, § 134.
General Laws c. 164, § 134 authorizes a municipality to procure electric supply on behalf of consumers within its municipal borders through a municipal aggregation program. Eligible electricity consumers not already enrolled with a competitive electric supplier would be automatically enrolled in the municipal aggregation program unless they chose to “opt-out,” in which case they would continue to receive basic service provided by their electric distribution company, NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy. The Department docketed this petition as D.P.U. 16-176.
Any person who desires to comment may do so at the time and place noted above or may submit written comments to the Department not later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. An original hard copy of all written comments must be filed with Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, 5th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. Two copies of all written comments must also be sent to Lauren Morris, Hearing Officer at the Department of Public Utilities. One copy of all written comments should also be sent to counsel for the City, Sean M. McKendry, Esq., Cambridge City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
All documents should also be submitted to the Department in electronic format using one of the following methods: (1) by e-mail attachment to dpu.efiling@state.ma.us and to the Hearing Officer, Lauren Morris, Lauren.Morris@state.ma.us or (2) on a CD-ROM. The text of the e-mail or CD-ROM must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding (D.P.U. 16-176); (2) the name of the person or company submitting the filing; and (3) a brief descriptive title of the document. The electronic filing should also include the name, title, and telephone number of a person to contact in the event of questions about the filing. All documents submitted in electronic format will be posted on the Department’s website: http://www.mass.gov/dpu.
Any person desiring further information regarding the City’s filing should contact counsel for the City, Sean M. McKendry at (617) 349-4121. Any person desiring further information regarding this notice should contact Lauren Morris, Hearing Officer, Department of Public Utilities, at (617) 305-3500.
Link to Public Hearing Information (pdf)