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Mass. Department of Public Utilities Notice of Filing and Request for Comments

The Mass. Department of Public Utilities will be holding a Notice of Filing and Request for Comments until June 3, 2025

Any person interested in commenting on this matter may submit written comments no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on June 3, 2025. Written comments from the public may be sent by email to dpu.efiling@mass.gov; krista.hawley@mass.gov; and elizabeth.c.mcnamara@mass.gov, and the Company’s attorneys, Ashley S. Marton, Esq., at amarton@keeganwerlin.com, and John K. Habib, Esq., at jhabib@keeganwerlin.com. Please note that in the interest of transparency any comments will be posted to our website as received and without redacting personal information, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses. As such, consider the extent of information you wish to share when submitting comments. The Department strongly encourages public comments to be submitted by email. If, however, a member of the public is unable to send written comments by email, a paper copy may be sent to Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110.

All documents should be submitted to the Department in .pdf format by email attachment to dpu.efiling@mass.gov; krista.hawley@mass.gov; and elizabeth.c.mcnamara@mass.gov. The text of the email must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding (D.P.U. 25-56); (2) the name of the person or company submitting the filing; and

(3) a brief descriptive title of the document. All documents submitted in electronic format will be posted on the Department’s website through our online File Room as soon as practicable (enter “25-56” on the line for “Docket No.”). In addition, one copy of all written comments and petitions should be emailed to the Company’s attorneys, Ashley S. Marton, Esq., at amarton@keeganwerlin.com, and John K. Habib, Esq., at jhabib@keeganwerlin.com

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  1. Agenda

    NOTICE OF FILING AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

    Petition of NSTAR Electric Company, d/b/a Eversource Energy, for Approval of its revised 2025 Energy Efficiency Reconciling Factors for effect July 1, 2025.

    On April 30, 2025, NSTAR Electric Company, d/b/a Eversource Energy (“Company”), filed with the Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) a petition seeking approval of revised 2025 Energy Efficiency Reconciling Factors (“EERFs”), for effect for effect

    July 1, 2025. The Department has docketed this petition as D.P.U. 25-56.

    An EERF collects additional funds for approved energy efficiency programs when the cost of implementing those programs exceeds other funding sources. See G.L c. 25, § 19(a). The Company proposes the following EERFs for effect July 1, 2025: (1) 2.256 cents per kilowatt-hour (“kWh”) for residential customers; (2) 2.256 cents per kWh for low-income residential customers; and (3) 0.822 cents per kWh for commercial and industrial (“C&I”) customers. The proposed EERFs are designed to: (1) collect costs associated with the Company’s 2025 energy efficiency program implementation in excess of other funding sources; and (2) reconcile expenses and revenues from the previous year’s program implementation. The Company’s proposed energy efficiency budget for plan-year 2025 is currently under review by the Department in NSTAR Electric Company, D.P.U. 24-149.

    If the Department approves the 2025 EERFs as proposed, the Company states that customers will experience the following bill impacts:

    • a typical Eastern Massachusetts (“EMA”) residential customer (R-1) using 530 kWh of electricity per month will experience a monthly bill decrease of $3.21 (or approximately 1.8 percent);
    • a typical Western Massachusetts (“WMA”) residential customer (R-1) using 545 kWh of electricity per month will experience a monthly bill decrease of $3.29 (or approximately 1.8 percent);
    • a typical EMA low-income residential (R-2) customer using 475 kWh of electricity per month will experience a monthly bill decrease of $1.67 (or approximately 1.8 percent);
    • a typical WMA low-income residential (R-2) customer using 585 kWh of electricity per month will experience a monthly bill decrease of $2.05 (or approximately 1.9 percent); and
    • C&I customers will experience a monthly bill increase ranging from 0.2 percent to

    9.2 percent. For specific bill impacts, these customers should contact the Company as shown below.

    Any person interested in commenting on this matter may submit written comments no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on June 3, 2025. Written comments from the public may be sent by email to dpu.efiling@mass.gov; krista.hawley@mass.gov; and elizabeth.c.mcnamara@mass.gov, and the Company’s attorneys, Ashley S. Marton, Esq., at amarton@keeganwerlin.com, and John K. Habib, Esq., at jhabib@keeganwerlin.com. Please note that in the interest of transparency any comments will be posted to our website as received and without redacting personal information, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses. As such, consider the extent of information you wish to share when submitting comments. The Department strongly encourages public comments to be submitted by email. If, however, a member of the public is unable to send written comments by email, a paper copy may be sent to Mark D. Marini, Secretary, Department of Public Utilities, One South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110.

    All documents should be submitted to the Department in .pdf format by email attachment to dpu.efiling@mass.gov; krista.hawley@mass.gov; and elizabeth.c.mcnamara@mass.gov. The text of the email must specify: (1) the docket number of the proceeding (D.P.U. 25-56); (2) the name of the person or company submitting the filing; and

    (3) a brief descriptive title of the document. All documents submitted in electronic format will be posted on the Department’s website through our online File Room as soon as practicable (enter “25-56” on the line for “Docket No.”). In addition, one copy of all written comments and petitions should be emailed to the Company’s attorneys, Ashley S. Marton, Esq., at amarton@keeganwerlin.com, and John K. Habib, Esq., at jhabib@keeganwerlin.com.

     

    The filing and all subsequent related documents submitted to the Department or issued by the Department will be available on the Department’s website as referenced above as soon as is practicable. To the extent a person or entity wishes to submit comments in accordance with this Notice, electronic submission, as detailed above, is sufficient. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), contact the Department’s ADA coordinator at eeadiversity@mass.gov or (617) 626-1282.

    For further information regarding the Company’s filing, please contact the Company’s attorney, identified above. For further information regarding this Notice, please contact Krista Hawley and Elizabeth McNamara, Hearing Officers, Department of Public Utilities, at krista.hawley@mass.gov and elizabeth.c.mcnamara@mass.gov.

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