Code of Massachusetts Regulations
225 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESOURCES
Title 225 CMR 16.00 - Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (APS)
Section 16.01 - Purpose

The purpose of 225 CMR 16.00 is to establish requirements for every Retail Electricity Supplier to provide a minimum percentage of kilowatt-hour sales, as determined by the Department, to End-use Customers in the commonwealth from alternative energy generating sources, which include Combined Heat and Power; Flywheels; Efficient Steam Technology; facilities generating Useful Thermal Energy using sunlight, biomass, biogas, liquid biofuel, or waste-to-energy; Fuel Cell Generation Units; or any other alternative energy technology approved by the department under an administrative proceeding conducted under M.G.L. c. 30A.