Bill > H3300

This bill aims to provide consumer protection and regulate the delivery of electricity through private utility lines and poles. The key provisions are: 1. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) shall, upon request of a residential ratepayer, initiate proceedings to require the delivery of electricity by a generation company or supplier through their own service lines and distribution systems, replacing the ratepayer's private lines, poles, and equipment. 2. Electric bills sent to retail customers using private lines, wires, poles, or other equipment must contain a notice of this fact. Failure to provide such notice is a violation, and the DPU must notify the company/supplier and the Attorney General. 3. The rates charged to a residential customer using private lines, poles, or equipment must exclude the pro-rata share of the maintenance fee for the supplier's service line and distribution system, with the pro-rata share calculated by the DPU in consultation with the Office of Ratepayer Advocacy.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3300