Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-175

ENV 175

EOEEA ENERGY PROGRAM REPORTING REQUIREMENT

Mr. Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section __, the following new section:-

“SECTION__. On or before December 31, 2013, and annually thereafter, the executive office of energy and environment affairs shall undertake, in consultation with the department of energy resources and the energy efficiency advisory council, using third party experts, a study examining the energy efficiency, demand response, and renewable energy programs in the commonwealth, including public and private funding sources. The study shall include an audit of all existing programs under the authority of the office during the previous calendar year, not limited to those established pursuant to chapter 169 of the acts of 2008, to identify (1) an inventory listing of each specific program and its goals and objectives, categorized by sector; (2) the total annual funding for each program , itemized by funding source such as ratepayers, taxpayers, and private sources; (3) the total annual expenditures for each program, itemized by major expense category, including administrative expenses and program grants, rebates, and incentives; (4) a specific list of qualitative and quantitative benefits of each program, including number of participants, energy savings, resource savings, and non-energy benefits; (5) and description of the metric(s) used to evaluate the performance of each specific program, including comparison to performance during previous years. The study shall be timely filed with the clerks of the house and senate and the joint committee of telecommunications, utilities, and energy.”