Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25A, § 11F3/4 – Municipal Lighting Plant GGES; minimum percentage of non-carbon emitting energy sold; annual report | Midpage
§ 11F3/4
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25A, § 11F3/4
Municipal Lighting Plant GGES; minimum percentage of non-carbon emitting energy sold; annual report
(a) Each municipal lighting plant shall establish a greenhouse gas emissions standard, which shall be known as the ''Municipal Lighting Plant GGES.''
(b) A Municipal Lighting Plant GGES shall set the minimum percentage of non-carbon emitting energy sold by each municipal lighting plant to all retail end-user customers purchasing electricity pursuant to rates established pursuant to section 58 of chapter 164 as follows:
(i) 50 per cent non-carbon emitting energy by 2030;
(ii) 75 non-carbon emitting energy per cent by 2040; and (iii) energy sales achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
(c) For the purposes of this section, ''non-carbon emitting'' shall mean:
[Clause (i) of subsection (c) effective until January 1, 2026. For text effective January 1, 2026, see below.]