MA H1745

Bill

For community empowerment

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to participation of customers in community empowerment contracts. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

AI Summary

This bill aims to empower municipalities in Massachusetts to enter into "community empowerment contracts" with developers of renewable energy projects. The key provisions include: 1. Municipalities can enter into these contracts on behalf of their electricity customers, which would stabilize electricity prices through a "contract for differences" mechanism. Customers can opt-out of these contracts within 90 days. 2. The contracts must specify how the renewable energy certificates from the project will be handled, and allow for them to be assigned to participants or sold competitively. 3. The Department of Public Utilities is required to establish regulations for the approval process of these contracts and guidelines for how the contracts will be implemented on customer bills. 4. The Department of Energy Resources is required to establish regulations for how the renewable energy certificates will be transmitted and retired, and provide recommendations for municipal transparency and accountability in these contracts. 5. The community empowerment contracts are meant to be in addition to, not a replacement for, customers' existing electricity supply contracts.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (38)

Cory Atkins (D), Ruth Balser (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Gailanne Cariddi (D), Mike Connolly (D), William Crocker (R), Marjorie Decker (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ryan Fattman (R), Dylan Fernandes (D), Anne Gobi (D), Solomon Goldstein-Rose (I), Carlos González (D), Pat Haddad (D), Paul Heroux (D), Kate Hogan (D), Kay Khan (D), Peter Kocot (D), Stephen Kulik (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Matt Muratore (R), Brian Murray (D), Harold Naughton (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Sarah Peake (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Paul Schmid (D), John Scibak (D), Alan Silvia (D), Frank Smizik (D), Dave Vieira (R), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4651 (on 06/25/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1745

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1745
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1745.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1082	Establishing a community safe school fund	No further action taken	Similar To
H3823	Relative to community benefit districts	No further action taken	Similar To
H3824	Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Community College allied health academic facility	No further action taken	Similar To
H403	To protect open space, historical resources, and community housing from coastal threats	Accompanied a study order, see H4571	Similar To
H4651	House matters before the committee	No further action taken	Replaced by
H4971	Establishing the DHY Clean Waters Community Partnership for the towns of Dennis, Harwich and Yarmouth	No further action taken	Similar To
H533	Relative to community reinvestment goals for banks	Accompanied a study order, see H4778	Similar To
H662	Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4740	Similar To
S1291	Expanding the use of community corrections and diversion	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2121	Community Benefit Districts		Similar To
S2297	Expanding the community college training incentive program	No further action taken	Similar To
S29	To promote child well-being, community supervision and efficient use of state resources	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S617	Supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Accompanied H593	Similar To
S644	Benefitting the Community Hospital Reinvestment Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2535	Similar To
S676	Expanding the community college training incentive program	New draft substituted, see S2297	Similar To

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