2002 Regulation (superseded 10/19/07) & Related Documents

The new RPS Regulation, which was published and effective on October 19, 2007, is available via the Rulemaking webpage.

DOER provides the following final documents related to the 2002 Regulation:

• 225 CMR 14.00 - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Regulations: These regulations took effect April 26, 2002 upon publication in the Massachusetts Register. Please note:
  1. Since publication in the Massachusetts Register on April 26, 2002, the enumeration of sections in the Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Regulations, 225 CMR 14.00, has changed. Section 14.02, which stated the effective date fo the regulation, was removed. Subsequent sections were renumbered accordingly. The RPS now encompasses sections 14.01 through 14.12 only; there is no section 14.13. On June 12, 2002 the promulgated version of RPS was posted on this website. Please refer to the link above to download the promulgated RPS Regulations, and click here for a full set of Statement of Qualifications application materials.

  2. Some materials posted on this website still refer to specific RPS section numbers from the unpromulgated, unpublished version of the RPS Regulations. These references are incorrect. Any documents from the deliberative process, the Report of the Joint Committee on Energy, and the Division's response to the Report refer to the old numbering scheme. The frequently asked questions section and all Statement of Qualification application materials, however, have been updated and correctly refer to the promulgated regulation under the new numbering scheme. In future correspondence with the Division, please refer to the promulgated version of the RPS.

• Report of the Joint Committee on Energy Regarding Final Proposed Regulations.

• DOER Response to Report of the Joint Committee on Energy.

• DOER letter on existing renewable energy study.

• Documents from the deliberative process leading up to the promulgation of the Regulations, including DOER's response to the public comments, and a December 2002 Cost Analysis Update, are linked from another web page.