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MA Gen L ch 25a § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25a - Division of Energy Resources|Section 13 - Department of Energy Resources Credit Trust Fund

Section 13. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department may apply for, receive, retain, redeem, sell or transfer any energy conservation credits, renewable energy certificates or credits, emissions credits, or energy reduction allowances earned or received by the commonwealth including but not limited to allowances awarded through the public benefit set-aside provisions of the NOx Allowance Trading Program implemented by the department of environmental protection.  (b) There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Department of Energy Resources Credit Trust Fund. There shall be credited to said fund all amounts received through the redemption or sale of such certificates, credits and allowances specified in this section and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. All amounts credited to the fund shall be held in trust and shall be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, by the department for activities of the department related to the development, oversight and implementation of programs for energy reliability, renewable energy, public procurement of energy and energy efficiency, and climate change. Any unexpended balance in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall be available for expenditure in the following fiscal year; provided however, that the fund shall not be in deficit at the end of any state fiscal year.
MA Gen L ch 25a § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25a - Division of Energy Resources|Section 14 - Contracts for Energy Conservation Projects Costing One Hundred Thousands Dollars or Less; Additions to Monthly Utility Bills.

Section 14. (a) A state agency, building authority, local governmental body or the judiciary may contract for energy conservation projects that have a total project cost of $100,000 or less, directly and without further solicitation, with electric and gas utilities, their subcontractors and other providers of such energy conservation projects authorized under sections 19 and 21 of chapter 25 and section 11G.  (b) For purposes of this section, ''total project cost'' shall mean all construction costs of an energy conservation project, whether borne by the utility, agency, authority, body or the judiciary including, without limitation, the costs associated with equipment purchase and installation of such equipment. Ancillary services provided at no cost by utilities, such as auditing and design, shall not be considered part of project cost.  (c) A state agency, building authority, local governmental body or the judiciary may pay for such energy conservation projects through additions to their monthly utility bills.  (d) Sections 44A to 44M, inclusive, of chapter 149 and section 39M of chapter 30 shall not apply to contracts entered into under this section.
MA Gen L ch 25a § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25a - Division of Energy Resources|Section 15 - Contracts for Photovoltaic Projects Costing Less Than One Hundred Thousand Dollars.

Section 15. (a) For solar photovoltaic projects with a total project cost that is less than $100,000, a state agency, building authority or local governmental body may acquire photovoltaic panels and associated equipment for onsite use of the energy generated by these panels from contracts procured by the operational services division under section 22 of chapter 7 and sections 51 and 52 of chapter 30.  (b) For purposes of this section, ''total project cost'' shall mean all construction costs of a photovoltaic project, whether borne by the utility, agency, authority or body or other sources, including, without limitation, the costs associated with equipment purchase and installation of such equipment. Ancillary services provided at no cost, such as auditing and design, shall not be considered part of project cost.  (c) Sections 44A to 44M, inclusive, of chapter 149 and section 39M of chapter 30 shall not apply to contracts entered into under this section.
MA Gen L ch 25a § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25a - Division of Energy Resources|Section 17 - Minimum Percentage of Kilowatt-Hour Sales From Clean Peak Resources

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2051. Repealed by 2018, 227, Sec. 14. See 2018, 227, Sec. 25.]  Section 17. (a) Every retail electric supplier providing service under contracts executed or extended after December 31, 2018, shall provide a minimum percentage of kilowatt-hour sales to end-use customers in the commonwealth from clean peak resources. Not later than December 31, 2018 the department shall determine the current percentage of kilowatt-hours sales to end-use customers in the commonwealth from existing clean peak resources during the seasonal peak load hours to establish a baseline minimum percentage of kilowatt-hours sales to end-use customers that shall be met with clean peak certificates beginning on January 1, 2019. Each year thereafter, every retail electricity supplier in the commonwealth shall provide a minimum percentage of not less than an additional 0.25 per cent of sales by retail electricity suppliers in the commonwealth that shall be met with clean peak certificates, as determined by the department.  (b) A qualified RPS resource may generate both a clean peak certificate and a renewable energy certificate under section 11F for electricity generated and delivered to the electric grid during a seasonal peak period.  (c) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section, including, but not limited to: (i) the establishment of seasonal peak periods; (ii) the methodology by which clean peak certificate values shall be established, which may include a process by which electric distribution companies competitively procure clean peak certificates from clean peak resources and enter into long-term contracts, subject to the approval of the department of public utilities; (iii) the establishment of a minimum percentage of clean peak certificates that must be derived from demand response resources; (iv) an alternative compliance mechanism for retail electricity suppliers; and (v) the procedures by which each retail electricity supplier shall annually submit for the department's review a filing demonstrating its compliance with the requirements of this section.  (d) This section shall not apply to municipal lighting plants.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 1 - Short Title

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act''.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 3 - Application of Chapter

  Section 3. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for lamps and the following types of new appliances sold, offered for sale or installed in the commonwealth:  (a) refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity, excluding the following types: those designed to be used without doors; those which do not include a compressor and a condensor unit as an integral part of the cabinet assembly; refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers with total refrigerated volume exceeding thirty-nine cubic feet; top mounted refrigerator-freezers with total refrigerated volume less than sixteen and six-tenths cubic feet; and freezers with total refrigerated volume exceeding thirty cubic feet.  (b) storage type electric, gas and oil water heaters.  (c) fluorescent ballasts for F40T12 and F96T12 lamps.  (d) luminaires with fluorescent ballasts for F40T12 and F96T12 lamps.  (e) showerheads.  (f) medium voltage dry-type distribution transformers.  (g) metal halide lamp fixtures.  (h) residential furnaces or boilers.  (i) single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies.  (j) state-regulated incandescent reflector lamps.[ Clauses (k) to (y) added in the first paragraph by 2021, 8, Sec. 49 effective June 24, 2021.]  (k) commercial hot-food holding cabinets.  (l) computers and computer monitors.  (m) state-regulated general service lamps.  (n) high CRI fluorescent lamps.  (o) plumbing fittings.  (p) plumbing fixtures.  (q) portable electric spas.  (r) water coolers.  (s) residential ventilating fans.  (t) commercial ovens.  (u) commercial dishwashers.  (v) commercial fryers.  (w) commercial steam cookers.  (x) spray sprinkler bodies.  (y) electric vehicle supply equipment.  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: new appliances or lamps manufactured in the commonwealth and sold outside the commonwealth; new appliances or lamps manufactured outside the commonwealth and sold at wholesale inside the commonwealth for final retail sale and installation outside the commonwealth; appliances or lamps installed in manufactured homes at the time of construction; or appliances or lamps designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 4 - Restrictions on Sale or Installation

Section 4. No new appliance covered by clauses (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 3 may be sold, offered for sale or installed in the commonwealth on or after January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, unless the energy efficiency of the appliance meets or exceeds the standards established pursuant to this act.  No new lamp covered by clauses (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 3 shall be installed in the commonwealth in a building other than a residence on or after January first, nineteen hundred and ninety, unless the energy efficiency of the lamp meets or exceeds the standards established by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter. The commissioner may, through regulation, establish exemptions for certain lamps used for specified purposes.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 6 - Testing Procedures

Section 6. The commissioner shall adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the appliances and lamps covered by this chapter if such procedures are not provided for in any other applicable code regarding the testing of appliance efficiency. The commissioner shall use United States Department of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods applicable to the respective appliances and lamps. The manufacturer shall cause the testing of samples of each model of each appliance and lamp covered by this chapter in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to this section or those specified in any other applicable code regarding the testing of appliance efficiency.  The commissioner may test products covered by section 3. If products so tested are found not to be in compliance with the minimum efficiency standards established under section 5, the commissioner shall: (1) charge the manufacturer of such product for the cost of product purchase and testing, and (2) provide information to the public on products found not to be in compliance with the standards.  In adopting test procedures for determining energy efficiency, the commissioner may consult with other appropriate department heads and may adopt updated test methods when new versions of test procedures become available.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 7 - Certification of Compliance; Labeling Products to Connote Compliance With Efficiency Requirements of Chapter

Section 7. Manufacturers of appliances and lamps covered by this chapter shall certify to the commissioner that such appliances and lamps are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations governing the certification of appliances and lamps covered by this chapter and shall publish an annual list of such appliances and lamps. Manufacturers' certifications shall be based on test results. The commissioner shall coordinate with the certification programs of other states and federal agencies with similar standards to the maximum extent practicable, including investigating whether certification in another state can serve as a substitute for certification in the commonwealth. Single voltage external AC to DC power supplies shall be exempt from the requirements of this section.  Manufacturers of new products covered by section 3 shall identify each product offered for sale or installed in the state as in compliance with this chapter by means of a mark, label or tag on the product and packaging at the time of sale or installation. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations governing the identification of such products and packaging, which shall be coordinated to the greatest practical extent with the labeling programs of other states and federal agencies with equivalent efficiency standards. The commissioner shall allow the use of existing marks, labels or tags which connote compliance with the efficiency requirements of this chapter. State regulated incandescent reflector lamps and metal halide lamp fixtures shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph. The commissioner, in consultation with other states, product manufacturers and other interested parties, shall study and evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of such markings for incandescent reflector lamps and metal halide lamp fixtures.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 8 - Inspections of Distributors or Retailers; Violations; Penalties

Section 8. The commissioner may cause periodic inspections to be made of distributors or retailers of new appliances in order to determine compliance with this chapter. The commissioner may also work with the chairman of the board of building regulations and standards to coordinate inspections for new products that are also covered by the state building code. The commissioner shall cause investigations to be made of complaints received concerning violations of this chapter and shall report the results of such investigations to the attorney general. The attorney general may institute proceedings to enforce the provisions of this chapter.  Failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act under the provisions of chapter ninety-three A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars or as provided in chapter ninety-three A, whichever is greater. Each violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense, and each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 9 - Superseding Federal Statutes, etc.; Duties of Commissioner; Withdrawal, Repeal or Otherwise Void of Superseding Federal Statutes, Etc.

  Section 9. If the commissioner determines that a federal statute, rule or determination would supersede any requirement of this act, or if the commissioner is notified by the United States Department of Energy that a petition has been filed to supersede any requirement of this act, the commissioner shall determine (a) whether there is a substantial state or local need which is sufficient to justify the state requirement at issue, (b) whether the state requirement at issue does not unduly burden interstate commerce, and (c) whether the state requirement at issue contains a more stringent energy efficiency standard than a corresponding federal standard. If the commissioner determines that these criteria are met, the commissioner shall promptly petition the United States Department of Energy requesting a ruling that the state requirement at issue not be superseded, or shall promptly file with the United States Department of Energy a request that the petition to supersede be denied.[ Paragraph added by 2021, 8, Sec. 53 effective June 24, 2021.]  If any of the energy or water conservation standards issued or approved for publication by the Office of the United States Secretary of Energy pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 10 C.F.R. § § 430-431, were withdrawn, repealed or otherwise voided between January 1, 2018, and January 21, 2021, the minimum energy or water efficiency level permitted for products previously subject to federal energy or water conservation standards shall be the previously applicable federal standards and no such product may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless it meets or exceeds such standards.
MA Gen L ch 25b § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25b - Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act|Section 10 - Study and Evaluation of Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency; Report and Recommendations on Efficiency Standards; Regulations

Section 10. The commissioner shall study and evaluate the effectiveness of energy efficiency in the commonwealth as well recommend new or increased efficiency standards. Such study and evaluation shall be conducted in consultation with interested parties. The commissioner shall file a report with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before September 1 of the year before each new legislative session, describing the timing, scope and findings of this study, and shall recommend to the general court new or increased efficiency standards, if these standards would serve to promote conservation in the commonwealth and would be cost-effective for the users, as a group, of the covered appliance. The clerk shall forward such report to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy of the general court.  The commissioner may adopt such further regulations as necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 25c § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25c - Department of Telecommunications and Cable|Section 1 - Department of Telecommunications and Cable

[ First paragraph effective until July 1, 2021. For text effective July 1, 2021, see below.]  Section 1. There shall be in the office of consumer affairs and business regulation a department of telecommunications and cable, in this chapter called the department, for the general supervision of telephone and telegraph companies subject to chapter 166 and community antenna television systems as defined in section 1 of chapter 166A.[ First paragraph as amended by 2021, 24, Sec. 13 effective July 1, 2021. For text effective until July 1, 2021, see above.]  There shall be in the office of consumer affairs and business regulation a department of telecommunications and cable, in this chapter called the department, for the general supervision of telephone and telegraph companies subject to chapter 166 and community antenna television systems as defined in section 1 of chapter 166A and for the development of statewide policy regarding advanced telecommunications capability within the commonwealth.[ Paragraph following the first paragraph added by 2021, 24, Sec. 14 effective July 1, 2021.]  For the purposes of this chapter, "advanced telecommunications capability'' shall mean high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics and video telecommunications using any technology, without regard to any transmission media or technology.
MA Gen L ch 25c § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25c - Department of Telecommunications and Cable|Section 2 - Commissioner; Appointment; Duties

Section 2. The department shall be under the supervision and control of a commissioner who shall be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with that of the governor, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The commissioner shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with sections 45 and 46C of chapter 30.
MA Gen L ch 25c § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25c - Department of Telecommunications and Cable|Section 3 - Performance of Duties by Commissioner; Pecuniary Interest in Regulated Industry Companies

Section 3. The commissioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his official duties. The commissioner shall not own, or be in the employ of, or own any stock in any regulated industry company, nor shall he be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in or connected with any such regulated industry company or in the employ or connected with any person financing any regulated industry company. The commissioner shall not personally or through any partner or agent render any professional service or make or perform any business contract with or for any regulated industry company, nor shall he directly or indirectly receive any commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from any regulated industry company. For the purposes of this section, a regulated industry company shall be defined as any corporation, city, town or other governmental subdivision, partnership or other organization, or any individual engaged within the commonwealth in any business which is, or the persons engaged in which are, in any respect made subject to the supervision or regulation of the department by any provision of law except chapter 110A and chapter 651 of the acts of 1910, as amended.
MA Gen L ch 25c § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 25c - Department of Telecommunications and Cable|Section 4 - Supervision of Department; Presiding Officer

Section 4. The commissioner shall have and exercise supervision and control over all the affairs of the department. He shall preside at all hearings at which he is present, and shall designate an employee of the department to act as presiding officer in his absence.