Amendment #10 to S1979

Minimum Reliability Contribution

Mr. Arciero of Westford moves to amend the bill by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

SECTION 9. Said section 139 of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following 2 subsections:-

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The department may exempt or modify any monthly minimum reliability contribution for low income ratepayers. The department shall also exempt, through the year 2040, any Class I, Class II, or Class III net metering facilities that were in service on or before December 31, 2016 from any minimum reliability contributions that may be adopted. Minimum monthly contributions shall take effect on such date designated by the department, which shall be no later than December 31, 2018. The department may approve changes to the minimum bill contributions for individual electric distribution companies in any future distribution base rate case, consistent with this section.