MA S2157

Bill

Relative to renewable energy generation and market efficiency

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to renewable energy generation and market efficiency. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 139 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws in Massachusetts to require distribution companies to accept and implement written notice of changes to the identities of recipients and amounts of credits for net metering and alternative on-bill credits generated by distributed solar facilities at least once per month. The bill also mandates that distribution companies allocate net metering or alternative on-bill credits to designated recipients within 60 days of generation, and correct any allocation errors within 30 days. Additionally, the bill allows distribution companies to seek approval from the Department of Public Utilities to recover reasonable costs associated with processing net metering and alternative on-bill credits.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Julian Cyr (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2715 (on 02/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2157

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2157
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2157.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3335	Relative to renewable energy generation and market efficiency	No further action taken	Similar To
H3346	Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H3708	Communication from the Division of Energy Resources of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (under the provisions of section 12 of Chapter 25A of the General Laws) submitting amendments to 225 CMR 14.00 and 15.00, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Regulations (RPS).	Report accepted, in concurrence	Similar To
S2145	Expanding equitable access for solar energy net metering	Accompanied H4524	Similar To
S2165	Increasing solar rooftop energy	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2174	Relative to large-scale solar energy installations on agricultural or recreational land of the commonwealth	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2505	Authorizing the town of Wareham to assess certain solar or wind systems as personal property	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2715	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to telecommunications, utilities and energy issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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