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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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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 relative to equal access solar net metering projects.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

9/21/2017


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By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to further regulate solar net metering projects.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to equal access solar net metering projects.

 

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

Section 139 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(l) There shall be not more than 1 equal access solar net metering project registered to a particular customer of a distribution company on a single parcel of land, except agricultural net metering facilities where the separate parcels shall be considered 1 parcel if the parcels are owned or leased by a single agricultural business and the parcels are separated by a public or private way or a waterway.