Amendment #18 to H5151

Harnessing Ratepayer Savings Using Existing Facilities

Miss Gregoire of Marlborough moves to amend the bill by adding the following new sections:

SECTION X.  Section 3 of chapter 25A of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 129-131 by striking out the words “that commenced commercial operation or provided incremental new capacity at an existing energy storage system on or after January 1, 2019”

SECTION X. The department shall, within six months of the effective date of this act, review and promulgate updates to the clean peak energy standard program established pursuant to section 17 of chapter 25A and 225 CMR 21.00.  Regulations promulgated under this section shall provide for the eligibility and incorporation of existing resources as qualified Clean Peak Resources, subject to such performance standards the department may establish to ensure peak load reduction. No sooner than five years following the finalization of the regulations required by this section, the department shall conduct a comprehensive review of the program. Based on this review, the department shall determine and implement necessary adjustments to the program to ensure alignment with the commonwealth’s energy goals, such adjustments may include the revocation of Statements of Qualifications for Clean Peak Resources operational prior to January 1, 2019.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #18 to H5151

Harnessing Ratepayer Savings Using Existing Facilities