Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

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public utilities commission state regulatory agency

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is a state regulatory agency responsible for overseeing investor‑owned electric, natural gas, and water utilities, as well as certain transportation and pipeline safety functions in Massachusetts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities canonical	2
Mass. DPU	1
Massachusetts DPU	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public utilities commission ⓘ state regulatory agency ⓘ
appliesLaw	Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 159 Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 164 Massachusetts General Laws ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 25 federal pipeline safety regulations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasFunction	approval of certain utility infrastructure projects ⓘ consumer protection in utility services ⓘ enforcement of pipeline safety standards ⓘ investigation of utility service complaints ⓘ oversight of transportation network companies ⓘ rate-setting for regulated utilities ⓘ safety regulation of utility infrastructure ⓘ service quality oversight for utilities ⓘ
hasSector	electric power sector ⓘ natural gas sector ⓘ transportation regulation sector ⓘ water utilities sector ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdiction	Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	government agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ
operatesIn	Massachusetts energy markets ⓘ Massachusetts transportation markets ⓘ
oversees	rates of investor-owned electric utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ rates of investor-owned natural gas utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ rates of investor-owned water utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ
parentAgency	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf	Government of Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: government of Massachusetts
regulates	certain transportation services in Massachusetts ⓘ investor-owned electric utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ investor-owned natural gas utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ investor-owned water utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ pipeline safety for certain hazardous materials pipelines in Massachusetts ⓘ pipeline safety for natural gas pipelines in Massachusetts ⓘ transportation network companies (TNCs) in Massachusetts ⓘ
regulatoryDomain	pipeline safety in Massachusetts ⓘ public utilities in Massachusetts ⓘ transportation services in Massachusetts ⓘ
responsibleFor	ensuring reasonable utility rates in Massachusetts ⓘ ensuring safe and reliable utility service in Massachusetts ⓘ pipeline safety enforcement in Massachusetts ⓘ transportation safety oversight for certain carriers in Massachusetts ⓘ
shortName	Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mass. DPU Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Massachusetts DPU
state	Massachusetts ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities ⓘ

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities → shortName → Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Massachusetts DPU

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities → shortName → Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mass. DPU

EEA → oversees → Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities ⓘ