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S 2305

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Liz Krueger

Creates a special commission to study Massachusetts electricity delivery costs and recommend policies to reduce and limit future charges, due by 12/31/2025.

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Bill Summary · S 2305

Summary — S.2305 (Resolve to study high cost of electricity delivery)

Note: the official bill text attached to S.2305 is a Massachusetts resolve creating a special commission to study electricity delivery costs. Some accompanying metadata in the submission (alternate titles, sponsors, committees) appears inconsistent or from other measures; this summary is based on the bill text provided.

Short title / Purpose

The resolve (presented by Sen. Mark C. Montigny et al.) would establish a special commission — the "special commission to study the costs of electricity delivery in the commonwealth" — to investigate why electricity delivery charges in Massachusetts are high and to recommend policies to reduce and limit future growth of those charges.

Key provisions

  • Directs formation of a special commission to study electricity delivery costs, including:
    • Factors contributing to high delivery charges.
    • Recommended policies or regulations to reduce delivery charges and limit future growth.
    • Comparative policies, regulations, and practices in jurisdictions with consistently lower delivery costs.
    • Long-term trends likely to affect delivery charges.
    • Strategies to proactively minimize future costs.
  • Explicitly creates the commission "notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary."

Commission membership

  • Chair: Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (or designee).
  • Mandatory members (or designees): Chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities / Commonwealth Utilities Commission; Commissioner of Energy Resources; Attorney General; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Technology Center.
  • Governor appointments (4): one each representing (a) low- and middle-income residential consumer advocacy organization, (b) municipal or regional interest advocacy organization, (c) distribution companies operating in Massachusetts, and (d) a Massachusetts chamber of commerce.
  • Four legislative members: two House members (appointed by Speaker and House minority leader) and two Senate members (appointed by Senate President and Senate minority leader).

Report and timeline

  • The commission must submit findings, recommendations, and any draft legislation to the clerks of the House and Senate and the chairs of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy by December 31, 2025.

Who is affected

  • Residential and commercial electricity ratepayers (particularly low- and middle-income consumers).
  • Distribution companies and utility stakeholders.
  • Municipal and regional governments.
  • State regulators and the Legislature, which may act on recommendations.

Potential impact

  • If the commission issues concrete recommendations and the Legislature adopts them, potential outcomes include regulatory changes, revised rate structures, targeted consumer protections, or investments to reduce delivery costs over time.
  • Short-term impact is investigatory; fiscal or rate impacts would depend on subsequent legislation or regulatory action.

Procedural status & notes

  • Bill text filed as Senate Docket No. 2607 / S.2305 and presented by Sen. Montigny (2025 General Court).
  • The text names the Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy committee as the relevant committee. Some of the listed legislative action entries and sponsor metadata in the record provided are inconsistent (references to different titles, federal sponsors, or committees). This summary relies on the resolve text establishing the study commission.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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