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    Amendment 17

    Energy Demand Plan

    Messrs. Tarr and Ross move to amend the bill by inserting before SECTION 1 the following new

    section:-

    SECTION XX. Chapter 21A of the General Laws as appearing in the 2014 official edition is herebyamended by inserting after section 26 the following new section:-

    Section 27. During the first year of each new gubernatorial administration or the first year of a new

    gubernatorial term, the governor shall convene an energy planning council consisting of no fewer than

    15 members: 1 of whom shall be the secretary of energy and environmental affairs, who shall serve as

    chair; 1 of whom shall be the secretary of administration and finance; 1 of whom shall be appointed byspeaker of the house of representatives; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader; 1 of

    whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate; 1 of whom shall be appointed by the senate

    minority leader and 9 of whom shall be appointed by the governor: 1 of whom shall represent

    consumers, 1 of whom who shall represent low income residents, 1 of whom who shall represent largeemployers, 1 of whom who shall represent small employers, 1 of whom who shall represent the

    renewable energy industry, 1 of whom who shall be from an environmental organization, 1 of whom

    shall represent investor owned local distribution company, and 1 of whom shall represent a municipalowned local distribution company. The governor may also appoint additional members of regional and

    local energy groups or collaboratives to serve on the council. Members of the council shall serve for a

    term of 1 year or until an energy development policy has been approved by the governor under this

    section.

    The secretary of energy and environmental affairs, with the assistance of energy planning councilappointed under this section, shall develop and implement a written comprehensive energy policy for the

    commonwealth and a strategic plan for implementing the policy. The plan shall be consistent with the

    climate adaption plan established in this act and shall include but not be limited to addressing, (1) the

    projected demand for energy in the commonwealth, (2) measures to meet the projected demand byevaluate the total potential costs and economic and noneconomic benefits of various measures to the

    economy, and environment, using the best available economic models, emissions estimation techniques

    and other scientific methods, (3) identifying energy from all available resources, and (4) considering all

    necessary changes to transmission infrastructure to meet projected demand goals.

    Once the policy and plan have been adopted by the secretary and the council, the council shall submitthe policy and plan to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on

    economic development and emerging technologies. The committee shall conduct a public hearing on the

    policy and plan prior to final approval by the governor. The approved policy and plan shall be published

    in writing and on the official website of the commonwealth not later than December 31 of that year.

    The plan as established in this section shall be developed in 5 year increments and updated accordingly,and shall reflect any major energy development initiatives and programs of the secretariat and any

    agencies subject to this section. In developing the policy, the council shall review the published energy

    development policy and plan in effect at the commencement of the governors term of office and may

    hold public hearings throughout the commonwealth.