An Act to further clean the Commonwealth's air

This bill amends Massachusetts state law to create a new alternative energy credit for facilities that use eligible biomass technologies to generate heat. To qualify for this credit, which is intended to improve air quality, these facilities must also install an electrostatic precipitator or a similar device to control emissions. The legislation specifically awards one credit for every 1,706,000 British thermal units of useful thermal energy produced under these conditions. It directly affects industrial or commercial sites in the Commonwealth that utilize biomass for energy generation and wish to reduce their environmental impact.