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Clean Energy Standard (310 CMR 7.75)

The Clean Energy Standard (CES) requires retail electricity sellers to annually demonstrate the use of clean energy to generate a specified percentage of their electricity sales.

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Current Regulation

310 CMR 7.75: The Clean Energy Standard was finalized in August 2017 and amended in December 2017, July 2020, October 2022, and November 2022.

See Additional Resources below for 310 CMR 7.00: Air Pollution Control, which includes the current regulation, an archive of past rulemaking and stakeholder input documents, and both a fact sheet and FAQ on the CES.

Additional Resources

310 CMR 7.00: Air Pollution Control (See 7.75), Open file
Past 310 CMR 7.75 Rulemaking & Stakeholder Documents, Open file
Fact Sheet: MassDEP Electricity Sector Regulations, Open PDF file, 172.95 KB (English, PDF 172.95 KB)
Frequently Asked Questions: MassDEP Clean Energy Standard, Open PDF file, 439.49 KB (English, PDF 439.49 KB)

Stakeholder Input

Comments and questions may be submitted by email to climate.strategies@mass.gov.

Additional Resources

Past 310 CMR 7.75 Rulemaking & Stakeholder Documents, Open file

Reporting Forms

To comply with the Clean Energy Standard (CES), a retail seller of electricity must complete and submit the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) annual compliance forms found at the link below.

To qualify as a clean existing generation unit, a retail seller needs to submit the MassDEP Statement of Qualification Application for CES-E Eligible Generators below.

Additional Resources

DOER Annual Compliance Information for Retail Electric Suppliers, Open file
Statement of Qualification Application for CES-E Eligible Generators, Open DOCX file, 56.82 KB (English, DOCX 56.82 KB)

Supplemental Information

See Additional Resources below to learn more about programs and issues related to 310 CMR 7.75: Clean Energy Standard.

Additional Resources

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation, Open file
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, Open file
Electricity Bill & CO2 Emission Impacts Study, Open PDF file, 1.89 MB (English, PDF 1.89 MB)

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