From:                                         Melissa Lowitz <melissalowitz@yahoo.com>

Sent:                                           Monday, June 3, 2019 11:32 AM

To:                                               RPS, DOER (ENE)

Subject:                                     Comments on RPS Class I and RPS Class II regulations

 

Dear Mr. Wassam,

 

I am writing in reference to the new proposed changes to the MA RPS Class I and Class II regulations put forth recently.  It has come to my attention that these changes include weakening the definition of 'eligible biomass fuel' which would allow more wood and perhaps waste burning to qualify as Class I renewables.  I am disheartened by these proposed changes considering the climate crisis that our planet is facing.  Qualifying biomass fuel as a renewable energy source in the Commonwealth will only serve to increase greenhouse gas emissions when we need to do everything in our power to reduce them as much as possible right now.  Scientific studies have shown that burning biomass for energy has nearly the same detrimental emissions impacts as burning coal.

 

I strongly encourage you to take out these proposed updates on biomass fuel in the RPS regulations for the sake of our planet and future generations.

 

Sincerely,

 

Melissa Eusden

Somerville, MA