Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 14.00 - The Unbundling of Services Related to the Provision of Natural Gas
Section 14.01 - Purpose and Scope

(1) Purpose. 220 CMR 14.00 establishes the rules that will govern the natural gas industry in the Commonwealth. The purpose of 220 CMR 14.00 is to provide a regulatory framework for an efficient industry structure that will minimize long-term costs to consumers while maintaining the safety and reliability of natural gas services.

(2) Scope. 220 CMR 14.00 applies to the Local Distribution Companies, Suppliers and Retail Agents that will participate in the natural gas industry in the Commonwealth.

220 CMR 14.00 shall not apply to a Retail Customer acting as its own Supplier. Nor shall any provision of 220 CMR 14.00 be construed so as to preclude a Retail Customer from acting as its own Supplier, so long as said Retail Customer is an approved shipper on the upstream pipelines and underground storage facilities on which it will be assigned capacity, and meets all other Supplier requirements and practices set forth in the terms and conditions of the Local Distribution Company providing that Retail Customer with Distribution Service.