Key Massachusetts Energy Statutes
General Laws are Session Laws or sections of Session Laws that are permanent in nature and of general application. General Laws are codified according to subject matter in a multi-volume publication entitled the General Laws of Massachusetts. DOER's associated General Law Chapter is Chapter 25A
Each bill that becomes law is given a chapter number based on the chronological order in which it was adopted. These chapters are called Session Laws and are compiled on an annual basis. The vast majority of Session Laws are Acts. Acts include everything from our annual state budget and major legislative initiatives to reorganize government agencies. Key Acts impacting energy policy in Massachusetts are linked below.
- Chapter 239 of the Acts of 2024, An Act Promoting A Clean Energy Grid, Advancing Equity And Protecting Ratepayers
- Chapter 179 of the Acts of 2022, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind
- Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2021, An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy
- Chapter 227 of the Acts of 2018, An Act to Advance Clean Energy
- Chapter 188 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to Promote Energy Diversity
- Chapter 75 of the Acts of 2016, An Act Relative to Solar Energy
- Chapter 209 of the Acts of 2012, An Act Relative to Competitively Priced Electricity in the Commonwealth
DOER Regulations and Associated Materials
DOER's regulations can be found in the Code of Massachsuetts Regulations (CMR) under number 225.
To search DOER's regulatory materials, please see the DOER regulation collection linked below. The collection contains regulation programtic pages, active rulemaking proceedings, compliance reports, guidelines, and more.
(DOER is in the process of updating our materials for the web. More material is being added to the collection)
Please note: All regulations listed on this web page are unofficial. The only official version of each regulation is published in the Massachusetts Register, which is available through the State Bookstore