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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1689 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3154
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 relative to energy efficiency education.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/17/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1689 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3154
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3154) of Tackey
Chan for legislation to establish a program within the Department of Public Utilities to educate
commercial building managers and operators relative to energy efficiency. Telecommunications,
Utilities and Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3273 OF 2021-2022.]
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 relative to energy efficiency education.
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 1.Subsection (b)(2) of section 21 of chapter 25 of the General Laws as
2appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word “benefit.”
3in line 70 the following words:-
4 The plan must include programs for in-depth education and training to be offered
5statewide to commercial building managers and operators, whether such buildings are privately
6owned or owned by a non-profit organization, and the programs shall educate and train such
7managers about how to economically achieve greater energy efficiency and reduced energy use,
8whether such use is electricity, natural gas or heating oil, and may include, but not be limited to,
9best energy use and efficiency practices, use of new technologies, use of metering, tracking, and 2 of 2
10monitoring energy use, and economic analysis of reduced energy use. Such education and
11training sessions may be offered both in person and on-line using and shall include interactive
12teaching methods, case studies, and subject matter experts. This required education and training
13component of the plan shall consider using existing training programs offered by the Association
14of Energy Engineers, the Building Operators Certificate Program, the Building Owners and
15Managers Institute, or other similar programs, and shall be approved by a five member advisory
16committee made up of two building operators or building managers named by the Greater
17Boston Real Estate Board, two members who are energy efficiency experts named jointly by the
18electric and natural gas distribution companies, and one member named by the Greater Boston
19Real Estate Board who shall be the chair. The companies shall every six months report to the
20committee on the utilization of the education and training programs and attendee feedback on the
21value of the programs. The cost of such training shall be split between the attendees and the
22distribution companies, with the distribution companies using monies from energy efficiency
23funding, and attendees at the education and training sessions who shall pay no more than 30
24percent of the costs. The plan shall include tuition reimbursement for education and training
25programs for building operators and engineers that are approved by the committee.
26 SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect immediately and the education and training
27sessions required in the plans that are required by section 1 shall begin to be offered no later than
28September 1, 2025.