HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3755        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3343

 

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

2/19/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/24/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3755        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3343

By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3343) of Paul W. Mark and Elizabeth A. Malia for legislation to establish a solar program to encourage the development of solar photovoltaic technology.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2896 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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.