Bill > H3184

This bill aims to enhance municipal choice and provide affordable electricity options. The key provisions are: 1. Allowing municipal lighting plants formed before December 31, 2024 to participate in the state's energy purchasing programs and granting the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) authority to oversee and regulate these municipal lighting plants. 2. Establishing a process for municipalities to purchase distribution equipment from distribution companies, including a standard formula for determining the purchase price and allowing municipalities to assume responsibility for jointly-owned poles or facilities. 3. Requiring municipal lighting plants formed after December 31, 2024 to submit a plan to the DPU for allowing retail customers competitive choice of generation supply, while protecting the financial integrity of the municipal utility. 4. Authorizing the DPU to promulgate rules and regulations to establish service quality standards for municipal lighting plants formed after December 31, 2024, and requiring these plants to report annually on their performance. 5. Granting the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs the authority to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the bill's requirements.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3184