HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 859
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James M. Cantwell
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to green energy generation.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/19/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 859
By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 859) of James M. Cantwell relative to green energy generation. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to green energy generation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 138 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 21 after the words “a Class I net metering facility not using solar” the words:- “, hydrokinetic,”
SECTION 2. Section 138 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 37 after the words “solar net metering facility,” the words:- “hydrokinetic net metering facility,”
SECTION 3. Section 138 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 55 after the words “solar net metering facility,” the words:- “hydrokinetic net metering facility,”
SECTION 4. Section 138 of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 95, the following new paragraph:- “Hydrokinetic net metering facility,” a facility for the production of electrical energy that uses: (a) waves, tides, and currents in oceans, estuaries, and tidal areas; (b) free-flowing water in rivers, lakes, and streams; (c) free-flowing water in man-made channels; or (d) differentials in ocean temperature, called ocean thermal energy conversion to generate electricity and is interconnected to a distribution company.
