Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

Major energy-affordability bill passes Massachusetts Senate

The Massachusetts Senate yesterday passed a sweeping energy-affordability bill that aims to save residents $14 billion over 10 years in a state that has some of the country’s highest utility costs. The legislation includes measures that would change the state’s energy procurement process, put guardrails on the…

Lynnfield study influences Senate decision

LYNNFIELD — A survey conducted by the DAPA Research Inc., of Lynnfield, has found that, of 500 electricity customers in Massachusetts, 89% are in support of maintaining the ability to choose their own electricity supplier. This news arrives as Massachusetts legislators debated Senate Bill 3143 on Wednesday, which addresses “predatory practices used by so-called ‘competitive energy supplier’ businesses” and requires “added consumer protections an…

Massachusetts Sen. Montigny Votes No on Senate Energy Bill, Demands Immediate Ratepayer Relief

BOSTON – Yesterday, the Massachusetts Senate voted upon a comprehensive energy bill entitled An Act to save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy. New Bedford Senator Mark Montigny voted No on the final bill. “Despite crushing home heating bills the past few winters and multiple a

Massachusetts Senate Adopts Biomass Reform in Energy Bill

BOSTON — State Sen. Adam Gómez announced that the Massachusetts Senate adopted his amendment #25 as part of the Senate’s comprehensive energy affordability legislation, closing a longstanding loophole that classified woody biomass as an eligible ‘non-carbon-emitting’ energy source under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standard for municipal lighting plants. The amendment removes woody biomass from the standard, aligning state law with established c…

Massachusetts Senate passes omnibus energy bill, adds to New England push for automated solar permitting

Massachusetts is on the verge of adopting automated permitting for residential solar and battery systems, adding to a broader New England push to shorten local approval timelines and reduce rooftop solar soft costs. The Massachusetts Senate passed its energy omnibus bill, S.3143, on July 1 as an amendment to the House’s energy affordability package. The bill, titled “An Act to save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy,” includes…

Solar plays big role in Massachusetts Senate's energy savings bill

The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill yesterday that its authors are referring to as “an act to save people money, repair the climate and grow the economy.” One way legislators intend to do this is by reforming and streamlining residential solar permitting processes statewide. The state’s energy omnibus bill was passed by the House in… The post Solar plays big role in Massachusetts Senate’s energy savings bill appeared first on Solar Power Worl…