The proposal changes which biomass plants qualify for lucrative renewable energy subsidies, and how the state tracks and verifies the type of wood these plants burn.
Massachusetts is once again revisiting wood-burningThe state’s Department of Energy Resources will hold a virtual hearing on Tuesday to get public feedback on a proposal to change which biomass plants qualify for lucrative renewable energy subsidies, and how the state tracks and verifies the type of wood these plants burn.
In 2019, the Department of Energy Resources under Gov. Charlie Baker proposed"updating" Massachusetts' strict biomass rules to make it easier for some older and less efficient plants to get clean energy subsidies.
Laura Haight from the nonprofit Partnership for Policy Integrity, which closely tracks biomass regulations, says the change was probably intended to prevent two small biomass facilities in the state from losing their subsidies — the Cooley Dickinson facility in Northampton and the Seaman Paper facility in Gardner arein Mass. that currently qualify for renewable energy credits, and both are located in, or within 5 miles of, an environmental justice community.
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