SENATE, No. 1967

By Mr. O'Leary, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1967) of Robert A. O'Leary for legislation to authorize maintenance of energy efficiency plans by municipal aggregators. Telecommunications, Utilities and
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.


AN ACT authorizing maintenance of energy efficiency plans by municipal aggregators

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of Section 134 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the subsection the following new paragraph:-

“Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, a municipality or group of municipalities that has implemented an approved energy plan pursuant to this subsection and established a load aggregation program pursuant to subsection (a) shall continue to have the right to maintain such energy plan (or to seek approval of a new or amended energy plan), and to apply for, receive and expend moneys as described above, regardless whether its load aggregation program is subsequently suspended or terminated[, subject to the department’s right to revoke certification of an energy plan pursuant to the preceding paragraph].”

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon passage.