Massachusetts

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, Massachusetts State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed the Green Communities Act (S.B. 2768) on July 2, 2008. The law mandates that new buildings owned or operated by the state must minimize their life-cycle costs by using energy efficiency and renewable energy.

In Executive Order 484, "Leading By Example - Clean Energy and Efficient Buildings," signed on April 18, 2007, Governor Patrick required a reduction in overall energy consumption in state-owned and leased buildings (at which the state pays directly for energy) by 20% by fiscal year 2012 and 35% by 2020 (based on a fiscal year 2004 baseline). The executive order also states that all state agency new construction and major renovations, effective immediately, must meet the MA LEED Plus green building standard established by the Massachusetts Sustainable Design Roundtable.

Links:

• S.B. 2768
• Executive Order 484

Summary: Executive Office for Administration and Finance Bulletin 11 (August 2006) calls for state agencies to procure ENERGY STAR appliances as a part of a broader effort to implement all appropriate energy efficiency and conservation strategies as quickly as possible.

Links:

• Executive Office for Administration and Finance Bulletin 11

No policy in place or proposed

Note: For state efficient fleet initiatives, policies listed must make a specific, mandatory requirement for increasing state fleet efficiency. State alternative-fuel vehicle procurement requirements that give a voluntary option to count efficient vehicles are thus not included.

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Massachusetts ESPC Legislation
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Performance Contracting and Energy Efficiency in the State Government Market (pdf)

Last Updated 07/14/2009

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