Bill > S2196

This bill aims to improve home energy efficiency in Massachusetts. It requires sellers or their agents to complete an energy assessment and provide a residential energy performance label for residential dwellings, such as single-family homes, multi-family homes with fewer than 5 units, and condominiums, prior to the sale. The energy assessment will evaluate factors like annual energy consumption, energy costs, the home's envelope (e.g., foundation, roof, walls, insulation, windows), and heating/cooling/hot water systems. The resulting rating or score will be included in the performance label disclosed to prospective buyers before the sale. The bill provides some exceptions, such as for foreclosures, historic homes, or homes that have recently undergone an energy assessment. The state's Department of Energy Resources is tasked with designing the energy assessment and labeling system through an open stakeholder process, with the goal of implementing the new requirements by June 2022.

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2196