Bill > H3350

This bill aims to promote building energy efficiency and decarbonization in Massachusetts. Key provisions include: - Establishing a Clean Energy Equity Workforce and Market Development Program advisory body to guide the program's efforts and set targets for increasing participation of underserved populations. - Expanding the eligible uses for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program to include district heating and cooling systems, microgrids, and energy storage systems paired with renewable energy. - Requiring energy efficiency plans to demonstrate alignment with the state's greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits. - Modifying the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council's review process to prioritize programs based on climate, environmental, and equity benefits. - Creating a Building Energy and Emissions Reduction Division within the Department of Energy Resources to establish building emissions limits, a building energy performance standard, and associated compliance programs. - Establishing a Building Energy Retrofit Program Trust Fund to provide grants and loans for building energy retrofits and upgrades. - Mandating the incorporation of the state's Stretch Energy Code into the base energy provisions of the building code by 2028. - Directing the development of a residential version of the PACE program for homeowners.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3350