65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 316, § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 407-316-2 - POLICIES

In implementing this Chapter, the Commission shall be guided by the following statutory policies:

A. That the share of new renewable capacity resources as a percentage of the total capacity resources in this State on December 31, 2007 increase by 10% by 2017 and that, to the extent possible, the increase occur in uniform annual increments;

B. To reduce electric prices and price volatility for the State's electricity consumers and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generation sector; and

C. To develop new capacity resources to reduce demand or increase capacity so as to mitigate the effects of any regional or federal capacity resource mandates.

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 316, § 2