225 CMR, § 13.01

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025

Section 13.01 - Purpose

The purpose of 225 CMR 13.00 is to establish rules for the conduct of auctions of CO₂ allowances to be administered by the Department of Energy Resources or its agent as part of the Massachusetts component of the CO₂ Budget Trading Program, which is designed to stabilize and then reduce anthropogenic emissions of CO₂, a greenhouse gas, from CO₂ budget sources in an economically efficient manner that minimizes costs to electricity consumers. 225 CMR 13.00 complements the provisions of the Department of Environmental Protection, 310 CMR 7.70: Massachusetts CO₂ Budget Trading Program.

225 CMR, § 13.01

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1381, eff. 12/28/2018.