Bill > S1760

This bill establishes a clean energy standard that requires companies selling electricity to customers in Massachusetts to ensure a minimum percentage of their total annual electricity sales come from sources with "clean generation attributes," meaning energy produced in an environmentally friendly way. This standard is designed to help reduce emissions from the electricity sector by 80% to 95% by the year 2050, compared to levels in 1990. The Department of Environmental Protection is tasked with setting this standard and can allow for companies to meet the requirement over multiple years rather than just annually, and they must create the necessary rules and regulations by January 1, 2015.