SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1376        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1955

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James B. Eldridge

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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:

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/23/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1376        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1955

By Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1955) of James B. Eldridge, Jason M. Lewis, Mike Connolly, Jennifer E. Benson and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to solar power and the green economy.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1846 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, 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 chapter 164, of the General Laws, 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 eliminated.