Bill
S 2268
Repeals Massachusetts Chapter 25A, Sec. 11F½, removing the Alternative Portfolio Standard framework and its certificates, impacting suppliers, generators, and market rules.
Status snapshot
- Introduced: Filed January 17, 2025 (presented by Sen. James B. Eldridge).
- Latest recorded actions in the provided record: referred to committee(s) (Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy and/or Transportation), hearings scheduled for October 16, 2025.
- Note on metadata: the provided bill metadata appears internally inconsistent (see “Data inconsistencies” below). Verify status on the official Massachusetts General Court website.
Purpose (plain language)
- The bill’s operative change is simple in form: it would amend Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 25A by striking out Section 11F½. In other words, it would repeal that statutory section, which (based on the section numbering and chapter) relates to the Commonwealth’s alternative portfolio standards for electricity.
Key provision
- Repeal: Delete Section 11F½ of Chapter 25A (the statute text is removed in its entirety). No replacement text or transitional language is included in the provided bill text.
What this would change (likely implications)
- Section 11F½ currently is the statutory locus for Massachusetts’ “alternative portfolio standard” (APS) obligations that set procurement or credit requirements for certain classes of generation and alternative energy (e.g., certain biomass, waste-to-energy, or other specified resources) and define related compliance mechanisms and certificates. Repealing that section would therefore:
- Remove the statutory APS framework and any statutory compliance obligations and definitions contained solely in that section.
- Potentially affect retail electricity suppliers’ compliance obligations, the market for alternative energy certificates, and any programs or incentives established by that section.
- Create regulatory and legal uncertainty for project developers, generators, and market participants who rely on APS rules or credits for revenue or compliance.
- Have downstream implications for state energy policy implementation, procurement practices, and possibly emissions/renewable goals if not replaced by alternative statutory authority or regulatory mechanisms.
Who would be affected
- Primary: retail electricity suppliers, competitive suppliers, and municipal utilities subject to APS obligations; owners/operators of generators eligible under APS provisions; buyers/traders of APS certificates or credits.
- Secondary: electricity ratepayers (through potential market and procurement changes), state agencies that administer energy programs (e.g., Department of Energy Resources, Department of Public Utilities), and developers of affected renewable or alternative energy projects.
Procedural / timeline aspects
- The bill as filed is a one-line statutory repeal. Its effect would be immediate upon enactment unless the Legislature includes transitional or effective-date language. Because the repeal removes existing statutory authority rather than adding new rules, administrative agencies may need enabling direction to preserve or replace existing programs.
- Given hearings were scheduled (per the record) for October 16, 2025, interested stakeholders should watch committee actions and testimony opportunities.
Data inconsistencies and recommended next steps
- The supplied packet mixes conflicting metadata (a title referencing hands-free mobile telephone rules for drivers, sponsor lists that include U.S. senators, multiple committee referrals including Transportation and Banking, and duplicate or prior-session bill numbers). The single clear item in the bill text is repeal of Chapter 25A, Section 11F½.
- Recommended actions for readers:
1. Confirm the official bill text and current status on the Massachusetts General Court website (search S.2268, 194th General Court).
2. Read the current text of Chapter 25A, Section 11F½ to identify exact statutory language that would be removed and the specific programs affected.
3. Monitor committee docketing, hearing testimony, and any amendment language that might replace or narrow the repeal.
If you want, I can:
- Pull and summarize the current text of Chapter 25A, Section 11F½ (to show precisely what would be repealed), or
- Draft a short stakeholder impact memo (for utilities, project developers, or regulators) outlining specific compliance and market consequences.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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