By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 1985) of James E. Timilty for legislation
relative to energy projects. Telecommunications, Utilities
and Energy.
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By Mr. Timilty, a petition (accompanied by bill,
Senate, No. 1985) of James E. Timilty for legislation
relative to energy projects. Telecommunications, Utilities
and Energy.
|
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. Section 20 of Chapter 25 of the General Laws is hereby amended in section (a)(1) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following —
Beginning on March 1, 1998, the department is hereby authorized and directed to require a mandatory charge per kilowatt-hour for all electricity consumers of the commonwealth, except those consumers served by a municipal lighting plant which does not supply generation service outside its own service territory or does not open its service territory to competition at the retail level, to support the development and promotion of renewable energy and other projects in accordance with the provisions of section 4E of chapter 40J.
SECTION 2. Section 4E of Chapter 40J of the General Laws is hereby amended in section (f)(1) by adding before the penultimate sentence the following new sentence —
Such funds may also be used for geothermal heating and cooling systems with a minimum of 100 tons of heating-cooling capacity that are owned and utilized by not-for-profit institutions in the commonwealth.
