Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Berkshire Gas Co.
Current Parent Company:
Iberdrola
Penalty:
$1,300,000
Year:
2008
Date:
November 5, 2008
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Berkshire Gas Co. agreed to provide customers $1.3 million in credits in setttlement of allegations the company did not take steps to protect customer interests in handling the loss of a natural gas supply contract in 2004.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
HQ Country of Parent:
Spain
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent:
utilities
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.