Bill > S2302

This bill promotes a clean energy future for Massachusetts. The key provisions of this bill are: - It establishes new definitions and requirements for the Department of Energy Resources to monitor and regulate greenhouse gas emissions, including setting interim 2030 and 2040 emissions limits and a 2050 goal of 100% renewable energy. - It requires the Department to establish market-based compliance mechanisms for the transportation, commercial/industrial, and residential building sectors to help achieve emissions reductions. - It directs the state to install renewable energy generation capacity on state-owned facilities and land, and establishes a clean energy workforce development program funded by the revenue from these projects. - It sets renewable energy requirements for municipal electric departments and light boards, and establishes a community empowerment contracting program to allow municipalities to procure renewable energy. - It promotes electric vehicles by allowing them access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes, providing rebates and incentives, and requiring utilities to offer electric vehicle time-of-use rates. - It establishes requirements and standards for various energy-consuming products like appliances, lighting, and plumbing fixtures to improve energy and water efficiency. - It bans the collection, storage, treatment, or disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing activities in Massachusetts from 2019-2028. Overall, the bill aims to transition the state towards 100% renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy jobs and investment, and protect the environment.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2302