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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1756 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2157 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Susan L. Moran |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act repurposing the commonwealth's power plants to a clean energy future. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Susan L. MoranPlymouth and Barnstable 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1756 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2157 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Ms. Moran, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2157) of Susan L. Moran for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to repurpose the commonwealth's power plants to a clean energy future. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act repurposing the commonwealth's power plants to a clean energy future. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 The department of public utilities, in consultation with the department of energy |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2resources, shall study the potential repurposing of decommissioned or inactive power plants |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3within the commonwealth. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 The study shall examine all inactive or decommissioned power plants within the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5commonwealth, including any power plants in the process of become inactive or |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6decommissioned. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7 The study shall examine the potential uses for repurposing of said power plants including, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8but not limited to: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 (a) transitioning to become a fusion energy power plant; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10 (b) transitioning to use for energy storage as a battery power plant. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11 The department of public utilities shall submit the results of the study to the clerks of the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2024. |
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