From: Valerie Walton <aallspice@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 3:43 PM
To: RPS, DOER (ENE)
Subject: Wood Burning
I disagree with the decision to allow wood burning to be included
in the definition of renewable energy.
Governor Baker's
administration is trying to change the definition of renewable energy to
include wood burning, in Massachusetts’ Renewable Portfolio Standard.
In the last
legislative session thousands supporters advocated to strengthen the
Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), resulting in a change from 1% annual
increases to 2% increases. It was a great step forward, but now Governor
Baker’s administration is proposing to allow much of this increased clean
energy requirement to be met with highly emitting, highly polluting wood
burning, that emits climate disrupting emissions pollutes our air
locally. The administration is accepting public comments on the proposal
through June 7.