Targets
Executive Order 484 set the following sustainable energy targets:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions that result from state government operations by 40% by 2020 and 80% by 2050, using the LBE baseline (a three year average from FY2002 to FY2004).
- Reduce overall energy consumption at state owned and leased buildings by and 35% by 2020, using FY2004 as the baseline.
- Procure 30% of agency annual electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2020.
- Require that all new construction and major renovations, effective immediately, meet the Massachusetts LEED Plus green building standard established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sustainable Design Roundtable.