SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1367 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1825
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph A. Boncore
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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 authorizing resiliency measures under commercial property assessed clean energy.
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PETITION OF:
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Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex |
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Carmine L. Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/26/2017 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 1/30/2017 |
Jay R. Kaufman | 15th Middlesex | 1/31/2017 |
Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 2/3/2017 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1367 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1825
By Mr. Boncore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1825) of Joseph A. Boncore, Carmine L. Gentile, Jason M. Lewis, Michael D. Brady and other members of the General Court for legislation to authorize resiliency measures under commercial property assessed clean energy. 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 authorizing resiliency measures under commercial property assessed clean energy.
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 1 of Chapter 23M of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after “other conventional energy sources” the following:-
, or (3) participation in a district heating and cooling system by qualifying commercial or industrial real property, or (4) participation in a microgrid, including any related infrastructure for such microgrid, by qualifying commercial or industrial real property, provided such microgrid and any related infrastructure incorporate clean energy.
SECTION 2. Said Section 1 of Chapter 23M is hereby further amended by inserting the following definitions:-
“District heating and cooling system” means a local system consisting of a pipeline or network providing hot water, chilled water, or steam from one or more sources to multiple buildings.
“Microgrid”, a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy sources within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid and that connects and disconnects from such grid to enable it to operate in both grid connected and island mode.