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Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard

Learn about the Massachusetts Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, including CHP, Renewable Thermal, Fuel Cells, and Waste-to-Energy.

Massachusetts' Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (APS) was established to complement the RPS Program, providing requirements and incentives for alternative electricity technologies.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Apply to the APS: Renewable Thermal  Apply to the APS: CHP, Flywheel Storage, and Fuel Cells  2021 APS Straw Proposal 

All other tasks

2020 APS Minimum Standard Review  2019 APS Emergency Rulemaking  

What you need to know

RPS and APS Program Summaries  Qualified Generation Units   Statutes, Regulations, and Guidelines  Important Documents and Publications  Historical Development of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard 

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