Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure

August 09, 2023

Summary

Massachusetts' 1997 electric utility restructuring legislation authorized the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE)* to require certain electricity providers to disclose details on their fuel mix and emissions to end-use customers. In February 1998, the DTE issued final rules requiring competitive suppliers and distribution companies providing standard offer generation service or default generation service to provide this information to customers quarterly and upon request.

* In 2007, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) was dissolved. In its place, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) was organized to handle electric, gas, siting, pipeline, water, and transportation issues.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Massachusetts
Incentive Type:	Generation Disclosure
Web Site:	https://www.mass.gov/info-details/information-disclosure-label
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
Fuel Mix:	Must be disclosed
Emissions:	Must be disclosed
Distribution and Frequency:	Distributed to customers quarterly and upon request
Standard Format Required:	Yes

Authorities

Name:	M.G.L. ch. 25A § 11d
Date Enacted:	11/19/1997
Effective Date:	09/01/1998

Name:	220 CMR 11.06
Effective Date:	09/01/1998

Contact

Name:	DPU Electric Competitive Supply Team
Organization:	Executive Office of Energy and Environmental
Address:	MA
Email:	dpu.electricsupply@mass.gov

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.