Massachusetts S3167 establishes a commission to study utility delivery-charge structures and recommends reforms to reduce charges for ratepayers.

Massachusetts S3167 creates a special commission to study and provide recommendations on utility delivery-charge structures, industry practices, and cost-reduction measures for ratepayers. The commission will examine the impact of delivery charges, the principal costs recovered through delivery charges, and the relationship between delivery charges and utility capital expenditures. It will also review administrative, marketing, and overhead expenses, evaluate payments to program administrators, and compare claimed energy savings with independently verified savings.

Massachusetts S3167 establishes a commission to study utility delivery-charge structures and recommends reforms to reduce charges for ratepayers.

Massachusetts S3167 creates a special commission to study and provide recommendations on utility delivery-charge structures, industry practices, and cost-reduction measures for ratepayers. The commission will examine the impact of delivery charges, the principal costs recovered through delivery charges, and the relationship between delivery charges and utility capital expenditures. It will also review administrative, marketing, and overhead expenses, evaluate payments to program administrators, and compare claimed energy savings with independently verified savings.