2008 Massachusetts Energy Legislation with Provisions Affecting DG

Green Communities Act

• Green Communities Act
  • http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/seslaw08/sl080169.htm

• History: Senate S. 2468 (formerly S.2457) Generate Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now ("GREEN"):
  • Green Communities Act: Senate 2768 with line numbers (may not be final bill as enacted)
  • -- June 23, 2008: Senate No. 2768, Report of the committee of conference, with text of the bill
  • -- Senate S. 2468
  • -- 1/9/08 State House News Service article (Senate bill passed)
  • -- Text of amendments to the Senate Bill S. 2457
  • -- 12/28/07 State House News Service article (about Senate re-draft)

• History: House H.4373 "Green Communities":
  • -- 11/15/07 Boston Globe Editorial
  • -- 11/12/07 State House News Service article (about RET)
  • -- 11/8/07 State House News Service article
  • -- 11/8/07 Boston Globe article
  • -- 11/8/07 original Green Communities bill (52 pages)  | Summary (16 pags)

S. 534 Global Warming Solutions Act (requires all sectors to be at 20% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050)

Other: see www.mass.gov/legis/