# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 10: Study and evaluation of effectiveness of energy efficiency; report and recommendations on efficiency standards; regulations

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 10
- **Heading:** Study and evaluation of effectiveness of energy efficiency; report and recommendations on efficiency standards; regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25B / Section 10

## Text

Section 10. The commissioner shall study and evaluate the effectiveness of energy efficiency in the commonwealth as well recommend new or increased efficiency standards. Such study and evaluation shall be conducted in consultation with interested parties. The commissioner shall file a report with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before September 1 of the year before each new legislative session, describing the timing, scope and findings of this study, and shall recommend to the general court new or increased efficiency standards, if these standards would serve to promote conservation in the commonwealth and would be cost-effective for the users, as a group, of the covered appliance. The clerk shall forward such report to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy of the general court. The commissioner may adopt such further regulations as necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter.

Section 10. The commissioner shall study and evaluate the effectiveness of energy efficiency in the commonwealth as well recommend new or increased efficiency standards. Such study and evaluation shall be conducted in consultation with interested parties. The commissioner shall file a report with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before September 1 of the year before each new legislative session, describing the timing, scope and findings of this study, and shall recommend to the general court new or increased efficiency standards, if these standards would serve to promote conservation in the commonwealth and would be cost-effective for the users, as a group, of the covered appliance. The clerk shall forward such report to the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities and energy of the general court.

The commissioner may adopt such further regulations as necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 3 Application of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 4 Restrictions on sale or installation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S4.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 5 Updating of energy efficiency standards; revision; regulations to facilitate the deployment of flexible demand technologies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 6 Testing procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 7 Certification of compliance; labeling products to connote compliance with efficiency requirements of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S7.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 8 Inspections of distributors or retailers; violations; penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 9 Superseding federal statutes, etc.; duties of commissioner; withdrawal, repeal or otherwise void of superseding federal statutes, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25B, sec. 10 Study and evaluation of effectiveness of energy efficiency; report and recommendations on efficiency standards; regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TII_C25B_S10.md)

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