HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2883        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2611

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stephen L. DiNatale

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act promoting existing renewable energy generator operations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

1/21/2011

Jennifer L. Flanagan

 

2/3/2011

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/31/2011

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

2/3/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2883        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2611

By Mr. DiNatale of Fitchburg, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2611) of Stephen L. DiNatale and others relative to existing renewable energy generator operations.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act promoting existing renewable energy generator operations.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 11F. of Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (d) of Section 11F. the following sentence: -

For purposes of compliance with low-emission particulate matter eligibility criteria, a facility in clause (8) shall not exceed two times the particulate matter emission rate used by the department as of January 1, 2011 for similar Class I renewable energy generating sources.

SECTION 2.  Section 11F. of Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of subsection (e) of Section 11F. the following sentence: -

Effective January 1, 2011, a Class II renewable energy generating source not exceeding 25 megawatts gross generating capacity and using wood as its primary fuel shall produce renewable generation attributes useable by retail suppliers for compliance with obligations under this Section at the rate of 1.7 for each megawatt hour generated.