A recent article in the Boston Globe has drawn attention back to the more than 20,000 active natural gas leaks across the state. The 2014 gas leaks legislation created a registry and a three tiered classification system to prioritize and mandate repairs for the two larger classes of leaks. There are two bills relative to gas leaks that are under consideration in the current session.
Reducing Emissions in MA
Senate Passes Extension of Net Metering
Yesterday the Senate passed a climate adaptation planning bill, including an amendment to extend solar net metering for investor owned utilities. The Senate was eager to move this issue forward in part because some areas of the state have reached their current cap and solar installations are at risk of losing the federal subsidy which possibly expires at the end of next year. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives, where its prospects are unclear.
Power Plant Regulation
Roger Colton asks if Will can identify steps that he plans to take in support of the EPA’s recent proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants.
What’s with H.4185 (“an act relative to net metering and solar power”)?
As the session winds down, there is a lot of confusion in the solar energy market — major regulatory policies are in flux.
Clean Energy
I’ve recently received a number of form emails as reprinted below. I am a strong advocate for energy conservation and for investment in the development of new clean energy technologies. Please see generally this thread for more on my legislative and personal work in this area. === I am writing today to ask you to …
Comments on the Gas Leaks Legislation
This week, the Senate passed legislation to address leaking natural gas pipelines. I was pleased to support this legislation. Jeanne Mooney has posted the official senate press release on this site, but I wanted to offer some additional explanation and comments. Leaking natural gas is a real problem: It is costly. It sometimes endangers the …