Alliance Files Comments on Massachusetts’ RGGI Compliance Amendment

The Alliance submitted comments to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regarding proposed amendments to the state’s carbon trading rules. The Alliance strongly supports the state’s proposal to allow combined heat and power (CHP) units to exclude emissions from useful thermal energy from their Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) compliance obligation. We appreciate that the state is moving to recognize the important benefits thermal energy can provide to the environment and the economy in the form of lower emissions, lower fuel costs, and enhanced reliability. The proposed useful thermal exemption removes a disincentive to CHP and allows CHP to continue to be a key contributor to the Commonwealth’s clean energy goals. You can read our full comments here.