General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 25B Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act

• Massachusetts General Laws - Short title - Chapter 25B, Section 1
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Massachusetts Appliance Efficiency Standards Act”.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 25B, Section 2
  As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings: “Ballast”, a device used with an electric...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Application of chapter - Chapter 25B, Section 3
  The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for lamps and the following types of new appliances...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Restrictions on sale or installation - Chapter 25B, Section 4
  No new appliance covered by clauses (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 3 may be sold, offered for sale or installed in the commonwealth on...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Establishment of energy efficiency standards; revision - Chapter 25B, Section 5
  The commissioner shall by regulation establish the level of energy efficiency standards for lamps, so that each lamp covered by said standard shall consume less...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Testing procedures - Chapter 25B, Section 6
  The commissioner shall adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the appliances and lamps covered by this chapter if such procedures are not provided...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Certification of compliance; labeling products to connote compliance with efficiency requirements of chapter - Chapter 25B, Section 7
  Manufacturers of appliances and lamps covered by this chapter shall certify to the commissioner that such appliances and lamps are in compliance with the provisions...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Inspections of distributors or retailers; violations; penalties - Chapter 25B, Section 8
  The commissioner may cause periodic inspections to be made of distributors or retailers of new appliances in order to determine compliance with this chapter. The...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Superseding federal statutes, etc.; duties of commissioner - Chapter 25B, Section 9
  If the commissioner determines that a federal statute, rule or determination would supersede any requirement of this act, or if the commissioner is notified by...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Study and evaluation of effectiveness of energy efficiency; report and recommendations on efficiency standards; regulations - Chapter 25B, 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...

Last modified: September 11, 2015