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 Repealed, 1923, 227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 Repealed, 1972, 694, Sec. 2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 Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 2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 Repealed, 1934, 352, Sec. 4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 Repealed, 1935, 411, Sec. 1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 12A, 12B. Repealed, 1939, 442, Sec. 1

SECTION 12C to 12E. Repealed, 1954, 672, Sec. 1

SECTION 12E1/2. Repealed, 2007, 19, Sec. 25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 Repealed, 1977, 843, Sec. 2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 Repealed, 1997, 164, Sec. 35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 12O. Department of Telecommunications and Energy Trust Fund

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 Repealed, 1928, 139, Sec. 1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