Judith Judson, Department of Energy Resources
Earlier today, December 15, 2017, the Department of Energy Resources (“Department”) filed its proposed final version of the 225 CMR 16.00 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard regulation with the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office. The Department expects the regulation to be published in the State Register on December 29, 2017.
After over three years of stakeholder meetings, four public hearings, and two written comment periods, the Department has considered all public testimony and comments provided on the regulation and has made no changes to the version that was filed with the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy on November 15, 2017. The final UNOFFICIAL version of the regulation that was filed today can be found here on the Department’s website.
In addition, the Department has also provided the following final Guidelines, which will become effective on December 29, 2017 and are available on the Department’s website:
- Guideline on Metering and Calculations – Part 1 (Formulas for Small and Intermediate Generation Units)
- Guideline on Metering and Calculations – Part 2 (Metering for Intermediate and Large Generation Units)
- Guideline on Metering and Calculations for Fuel Cell Generation Units
- Guideline on Biomass, Biogas, and Biofuels for Renewable Thermal Generation Units
- Guideline on Multipliers for Renewable Thermal Generation Units
- Massachusetts Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Biomass Reporting Procedures
- Guideline on Reduction of Greenhouse Gases for Eligible Renewable Thermal Generation Units Using Eligible Woody Biomass
The Department anticipates the final OFFICIAL version of the regulation will be published in the State Register on December 29, 2017. The Department’s new online APS Statement of Qualification Application for Renewable Thermal and Fuel Cell Generation Units is expected to be available for prospective applicants to submit applications by mid-January. The Department will provide a further announcement on December 29th to confirm publication and provide information on next steps for interested stakeholders, including dates for both online and in-person information sessions on the regulations.
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