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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 596 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3148
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel Cahill
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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 addressing Class II renewable energy credits.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel Cahill10th Essex1/13/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 596 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3148
By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3148) of Daniel
Cahill relative to Class II renewable energy credits. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act addressing Class II renewable energy credits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 11F of Chapter 25A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following:-
3 Provided however, every energy retail supplier shall provide Massachusetts end-use
4customers a minimum requirement of 3.8 per cent of kilowatt-hour sales of energy attributes
5from Class II non-waste-to-energy generation, as described in subsection (d), for supply
6contracts starting, or renewed, on and after January 1, 2023. Beginning in 2023, the department
7shall annually conduct an analysis and reset the energy retail supplier’s minimum requirement of
8Class II non-waste-to-energy generation attributes for new or renewed retail supplier contracts in
9the calendar year following each annual review, to ensure and promote the continued operation
10of existing energy generating resources that meet the requirements of said subsection (d), but at
11no time shall the minimum percentage requirement for energy retail suppliers be set lower than
123.8 per cent.