HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1118 FILED ON: 2/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3371
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Todd M. Smola
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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 promoting transparency in wind generated electricity production.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 2/1/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1118 FILED ON: 2/1/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3371
By Mr. Smola of Warren, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3371) of Todd M. Smola for legislation to require certain wind turbine projects to report production statistics. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2925 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 promoting transparency in wind generated electricity production.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 23J section 9 (D) of the general laws in hereby amended by adding at the end thereof—
“(ix) Any wind turbine project which received a Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust grant, loan, or credits, or federal funds distributed by the Commonwealth, shall be required to report its production statistics within 30 days of the end of each calendar year to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). Said production statistics (megawatts per hour) shall be broken down into monthly production. Said production statistics shall be verified by a third party auditing entity approved by DOER, and shall be submitted to the DOER which shall post this information on its public website.