S 2129 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to anaerobic digestion and agricultural energy

This bill updates Massachusetts laws to support anaerobic digestion facilities that generate energy from agricultural waste. It directly affects farms and energy projects that use by-products from crops, food, or animals to create electricity. The legislation allows these specific facilities to count their renewable energy generation twice toward state minimums and exempts them from limits on how much energy they can sell back to the grid. By removing these restrictions, the bill aims to encourage more investment in on-farm renewable energy systems.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Apr 8, 2024
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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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