The General Assembly hereby finds that: 1. Energy is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this Commonwealth and to the Commonwealth’s economy; 2. The state government should facilitate the availability and delivery of reliable and adequate supplies of energy to industrial, commercial, and residential users at reasonable costs such that […]
Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 327, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2021.
A. The Commonwealth recognizes that effectively addressing climate change and enhancing resilience will advance the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth further recognizes that addressing climate change requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the Commonwealth’s economy sufficient to reach net-zero emission by 2045 in all sectors, including the electric […]
Repealed by Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 327, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2021.
In the development of any local ordinance addressing the siting of renewable energy facilities that generate electricity from wind or solar resources, the ordinance shall: 1. Be consistent with the provisions of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy pursuant to subsection E of § 67-101.1; 2. Provide reasonable criteria to be addressed in the siting of […]
For the purposes of the Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy as set out in § 67-101.1, in any clean energy initiative or carbon-free energy initiative undertaken, overseen, regulated, or permitted by the Department, nuclear energy shall be considered to be a clean energy source. 2020, c. 960; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 327.
