Acadia Center Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard Draft Framework Proposed Potential Changes Comments

Acadia Center recently submitted comments on the proposed potential changes to the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard. In these comments, Acadia Center praises the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for its bold approach, including excluding “renewable natural gas” and hydrogen from qualifying for credits. However, we also identify a number of concerns, such as lack of a rigorous quantitative analysis underpinning key policy design decisions and the risk posed by placing a CHS compliance obligation on electricity sellers.