{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21a-21","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 21","heading":"Competitive procurement of electric generation","body":"Section 21. The secretary, in conjunction with the secretary of administration and finance, shall design and implement a bidding process for the competitive procurement of electric generation on behalf of any agency, executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division or authority of the commonwealth procuring electricity from a local distribution company via basic service under section 1B of chapter 164. Any such competitive bid received shall include payment options with rates that remain uniform for a minimum period of 1 year. In lieu of designing and implementing a competitive bidding process as required by this section, the secretary may become a member of programs organized and administered by the Health and Educational Facilities Authority or its subsidiary organization for the purpose of such competitive group purchasing of electricity.","path":["Part I","Title II","Chapter 21A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleII/Chapter21A/Section21","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:00Z","sha256":"9ca552d5551c92a506ace566d1e705aa2ce170d283e1a8f08c5846fc39341371","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21a-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-21a-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}