HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1882 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2914
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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 to promote local energy resiliency.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/16/2019 |
Nick Collins | First Suffolk | 1/23/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/27/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Lenny Mirra | 2nd Essex | 1/24/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Bud L. Williams | 11th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1882 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2914
By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2914) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to the use of local or district energy services, the energy microgrid, or public rights of way for the purposes of energy generation or resiliency. 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 to promote local energy resiliency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended with the addition of a new Section following Section 1K:
Section 1L. Distributed energy services; Microgrid operations
No right to exclusive service or franchise established within Section 1B or elsewhere in this chapter shall prevent a municipality, agencies of the Commonwealth, or private electric customers within an electric or gas company’s service territory, from procuring local or district energy services, establishing an energy microgrid, or utilizing public rights of way for the purposes of energy generation or resiliency.