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Funding Resources
Funding Resources
| MA Electric Energy Efficiency Standards | |
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| Type of Incentive | Environmental Regulations |
| Eligible States | MA |
| Eligible Technology | Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel | # 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Natural Gas |
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| Start Date | 1/1/2009 |
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| Minimum Efficiency(%) |
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| Additional Information |
The Massachusets Department of Energy Resources Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (DOER) established energy efficiency standards, along with alternative energy standards, through the Green Communities Act (within S.B. 2768) in 2008. The Green Communities Act established several overarching state energy goals, resulting in three year plans submitted by the utilities, available here. These goals are designed to: (1) meet at least 25% of the state's electric load, including both capacity and energy, by 2020 with demand-side resources including energy efficiency, load management, demand response and generation located behind a customer's meter; and (2) meet at least 20% of the state's electric load by 2020 through new renewable and alternative energy generation. Combined heat and power systems must have an annual efficiency of 60%-80% by 2020. For more information on this standard, see the website above or the DOER's RPS and APS website. The programs designed to meet these energy efficiency goals are implemented by utilities according to the guidelines established here. S.B. 2768 requires DOER to establish an alternative energy portfolio standard (APS). The APS, which took effect January 1, 2009, requires all retail electricity suppliers to provide annually a minimum percentage of kWh sales to end-use customers in Massachusetts from "alternative energy generating sources," which are mostly combined heat and power projects. In 2009 the goal is 1%, increasing to 5% by 2020 (DOER provides the schedule of increments in an annual report). Alternative energy generating resources include gasification with capture and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide, combined heat and power (CHP), flywheel energy storage, paper-derived fuel sources, energy efficient steam technology, or any other method of substituting any fossil fuel with a DOER approved alternative. Massachusetts will meet its Electric Energy Efficiency Standards through 27 million therms of reduction in both the residential and commercial sector, and 3.4 million therms from the low income EE programs. Total energy consumption should decrease by at least 10% in the state by 2017 through the Green Communities Programs. Targets for the five year energy efficiency goals will be updated by the secretary of energy and environmental affairs on each September 1. |
| Web Site |
http://www.mass.gov/ ?pageID=eoeeasubtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Energy%2c+Utilities+%26+Clean+Technologies&L2=Energy+Efficiency&L3=Utility+Regulations&L4=Utility+Regulatory+Energy+Efficiency&sid=Eoeea  |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/ incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=MA19R¤tpageid=3&EE=1&RE=1 |
| Primary Contact |
Howard Bernstein 100 Cambridge St. Suite 1020 Boston, MA 02114 U.S.A. Howard Bernstein (doer.rps@state.ma.us) (617) 727-4732 x 40155 (617) 727-0030 |