Code of Massachusetts Regulations
220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title 220 CMR 26.00 - Security Deposits and Late Payment Charges Applicable to Non-residential Customers
Section 26.01 - Applicability and Definitions

(1) Applicability. 220 CMR 26.00 shall apply to all gas, electric, and water utility companies subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Utilities. Excluded from 220 CMR 26.00 are residential accounts.

If any part of the terms and conditions of any company is in conflict with 220 CMR 26.00, such regulations shall be controlling.

(2) Definitions. The following terms, as used in 220 CMR 26.00, shall have the following meanings:

Account: any agreement for service to a non-residential customer for which there is a separate bill rendered for such service whether or not such separate bill is rendered to the same location as any other bill by the same company.

Bill: a written statement from a company to a customer setting forth the amount of gas, electricity, or water service consumed or estimated to have been consumed for the billing period set forth in the company's tariff and charges therefor.

Company: a gas or electric company as defined in M.G.L. c. 164, or a water company as defined in M.G.L. c. 165.

Customer: any non-residential user of gas, electricity, or water service billed on a commercial or industrial rate as filed with the Department.

Department: the Department of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Late Payment Charge: surcharge assessed by a company on the unpaid past due portion of the balance of a customer bill.

Receipt: in the case of a bill or notice required by 220 CMR 26.00, shall be presumed to be three days after the date of mailing, or if a bill or notice is delivered rather than mailed, on the date of delivery.