100 Cambridge Street
Boston
MA
The Department of Energy Resources has issued proposed revised draft regulations for the Massachusetts Alternative Portfolio Standard (APS) pursuant to Chapter 251 of the Acts of 2014. These long-awaited regulations would govern the eligibility of renewable energy credits for modern wood heat systems that use locally-grown, renewable wood for heating buildings.
The draft regulation and accompanying Guidelines can be accessed at DOER’s website for stakeholder review and comment.
DOER will hold a public hearing to collect written and verbal stakeholder comment on the revised Regulations and Guidelines on July 14th from 10 am to noon at 100 Cambridge Street, Conference Room B on the 2nd floor, in Boston.
DOER will accept written comments on the revised draft regulations until 5 p.m. on July 17th, either as attached pdf files to emails addressed to thermal.doer@state.ma.us, with the word APS COMMENTS in the subject line, or by mail to Samantha Meserve at DOER of Energy Resources, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020, Boston, MA 02114. Comments received will be posted on DOER’s web page.
If you have questions on the documents that have been posted or the rulemaking process, DOER asks that you please direct them to thermal.doer@state.ma.us.