Bill > H3528

This bill modifies an existing law to allow the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to recover expenses related to two specific types of infrastructure improvements: advanced natural gas leak repair technology and utility-scale non-emitting renewable thermal energy infrastructure. The bill ensures that these expenses can be recovered as part of a cost-effective timeline in utility infrastructure plans, and importantly, specifies that these new expense recoveries will not reduce funding for existing eligible pipe replacement programs. By enabling utilities to more easily invest in advanced leak repair and renewable thermal energy infrastructure, the bill aims to support more efficient and environmentally friendly utility infrastructure upgrades. The key change is in how utilities can financially account for and recover the costs of these technological and infrastructure improvements, potentially incentivizing investments in more advanced and sustainable utility technologies.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3528