HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2529        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2896

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 solar power and the green economy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

1/17/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/24/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

1/31/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/29/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/22/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/17/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/30/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/29/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/24/2019

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/28/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/31/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/22/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/23/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Alan Silvia

7th Bristol

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/22/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/29/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2529        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2896

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2896) of Paul W. Mark and others for legislation to establish a solar program to encourage the development of solar photovoltaic technology.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to solar power and the green economy.

 

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. Chapter 25A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 11I the following section:-

Section 11J. The department shall establish a commonwealth solar program to encourage the development of solar photovoltaic technology by residential, commercial, governmental and industrial electric customers throughout the commonwealth. The program shall be structured to achieve 17.5 per cent solar electricity, measured by the sale of retail electricity to end-use customers in the commonwealth, by December 31, 2025, and 25 per cent solar electricity by December 31, 2030.

SECTION 2. Section 11F of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 16 and 17, the words “(3) an additional 1 per cent of sales each year thereafter until December 31, 2019; (4) an additional 2 per cent of sales each year thereafter until December 31, 2029; and (5) an additional 1 per cent of sales every year thereafter.” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (3) an additional 1 per cent of sales every year until December 31, 2019; and (4) an additional 3 per cent of sales every year thereafter.

SECTION 3. Section 139 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (f), and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(f) The maximum amount of generating capacity eligible for net metering by a municipality or other governmental entity shall be 10 megawatts.