MA S2503

Bill

MA S2503

Relative to increasing the renewable portfolio standard

Introduced
04/30/2018

In Committee
06/11/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislationfor legislation relative to enhancing RPS standards,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2503).

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Section 11F of Chapter 25A of the General Laws in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: (1) It increases the renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which is the percentage of electricity that utilities must generate from renewable sources, from 1% per year to 1% per year until December 31, 2018, and then 3% per year thereafter. The RPS is a policy tool used to promote the development of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydropower. This change is intended to enhance the state's renewable energy requirements and drive further adoption of clean energy.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/11/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2503

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2503
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2503.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1729	Relative to hydrokinetic energy	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H1732	Relative to energy efficiency education	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H1746	To advance energy storage	Accompanied a study order, see H4684	Similar To
H2417	Relative to zoning and solar farms	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H4733	The committee on Rules, reports, under the provisions of House Rules 7B and 7C, that the accompanying Order relative to special procedures for consideration of the House Bill to increase renewable energy and reduce high-cost peak hours (House, No. 4575); the House Bill to improve grid resiliency through energy storage (House, No. 4576); and the House Bill relative to expanding resource efficiency in the Commonwealth (House, No. 3404) ought to be adopted.	No further action taken	Similar To
S1756	To reduce energy burdens and increase competitiveness in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1841	Expediting the transition to a renewable energy portfolio	Accompanied a new draft, see S2503	Replaces

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