Massachusetts
Governor
Maura Healey (Democrat)
House Party
Democratic Supermajority
Senate Party
Democratic Supermajority
Key Offices & Links
47
15
Northeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Massachusetts
Climate Policies in Massachusetts
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2021 IECC. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2021 IECC. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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The Stretch Energy Code is 2021 IECC with Massachusetts amendments, and the Specialized Code is a municipal opt-in code that is designed to ensure new construction is consistent with the state's target of net-zero emissions by 2050. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The Appliance Efficiency Standards apply to 15 products. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | 2021 | |
| In-Progress |
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Massachusetts will receive $3M to develop and adopt a building performance standard through the federal Inflation Reduction Act Support for Building Energy Codes and Innovative Codes. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| In-Progress |
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MassDEP is developing CHS regulations based on the CHS framework released in November 2023. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Standards | ||
| Enacted |
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Electric utilities are required to reduce cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 625,000 metric tons for 2025-2027. Gas utilities are required to reduce cumulative GHG emissions by 375,000 metric tons for 2025-2027. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2024 | |
| Enacted |
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Massachusetts has enacted commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2016 | |
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | ||
| Not Enacted |
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All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings. |
Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Electrification |