General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE II. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH |
CHAPTER 25A. DIVISION OF ENERGY RESOURCES |
SECTION 1. Department of energy resources; commissioner |
SECTION 2. Commissioner; responsibilities; divisions established within department; description of organization statement |
SECTION 3. Definitions |
SECTION 4. Officers and employees |
SECTION 5. Reports filed with legislative committees |
SECTION 6. Powers and duties |
SECTION 7. Collection of energy information; reports; violations |
SECTION 8. Declaration of energy emergency |
SECTION 9. Information obtained from other agencies or political subdivisions |
SECTION 10. Division of green communities; duties of director; program; qualification as a green community; funding; rules; annual report |
SECTION 10A. Competitive bidding procedure for municipal green communities |
SECTION 11. Establishment of energy programs; rules and regulations; contracts; grants |
SECTION 11A. Commercial and apartment conservation service program; enforcement; penalties |
SECTION 11B. Motor vehicles owned by commonwealth; fuel efficiency |
SECTION 11C. Contracts for procurement of energy management services |
SECTION 11D. Consumer education; telephone hotline; plan approval |
SECTION 11E. Monitoring and reporting on electricity system reliability and future capacity excesses or deficits |
SECTION 11F. Renewable energy portfolio standard for retail electricity suppliers |
SECTION 11F1/2. Alternative renewable energy portfolio standard |
SECTION 11G. Coordination of ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs |
SECTION 11H. Assessments against electric and gas utility companies; rate determined and certified annually by commissioner |
SECTION 11I. Energy management services contracts; request for qualifications; regulations; payments; performance bond |
SECTION 12. Regulations; submission to General Court |
SECTION 13. Department of Energy Resources Credit Trust Fund |
SECTION 14. Contracts for energy conservation projects costing one hundred thousands dollars or less; additions to monthly utility bills. |
SECTION 15. Contracts for photovoltaic projects costing less than one hundred thousand dollars. |
SECTION 16. Public electrical vehicle charging stations |
SECTION 17. Minimum percentage of kilowatt-hour sales from clean peak resources |