SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2004        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Barrett

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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 exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2004        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act to exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1A of chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(h) Notwithstanding any special or general law or regulation to the contrary, an electric distribution company may construct, own and operate solar energy generation facilities or energy storage facilities on federal military lands if the costs of such facilities are not funded by or recovered from the electric distribution company’s ratepayers. Such projects shall not be required to receive approval from the department.

Federal military installations within the commonwealth shall not be subject to renewable energy production caps or net metering limitations for each individual installation.