Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 7, 2020 CLIMATE | FROM PAGE 2 vantaged communities, and vulnerable manufacturing sectors. • Providing legislative direction to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), the state’s primary energy oversight agency, for the first time. Compensating for a decades-long omission, the bill assigns the DPU a mission statement. It requires the agency to balance six priorities: reliability of supply, affordability, public safety, physical and cyber security, equity and, significantly, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. • Jumpstarting efforts to supply low-cost solar electricity to low-income communities. To reverse the failure of state programs to incentivize solar energy projects in low-income neighborhoods, as well as spur job creation, the bill requires the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to set aside future solar allocations for such neighborhoods. • Letting cities and towns adopt a “net zero” stretch energy code. The bill allows the state to support communities that choose on their own to move away from fossil fuels as the source of heating for new buildings. The state’s contribution is to promulgate a “net zero” energy code so that localities have the option available if they want to use it. The bill shifts responsibility for the code’s development from the Board of Building Regulations and Standards to DOER. • Nudging natural gas utilities to adapt. The bill authorizes utilities to test technology and pipelines that generate and transport “renewable thermal energy,” an emissions-free way to heat buildings that draws on the rela~ Legal Notice ~ Invitation to Bid Malden Redevelopment Authority Construction of a New Accessible Playground at the Beebe School Notice to Bidders The Malden Redevelopment Authority invites the submission of sealed bids for the construction of an accessible playground consisting of a new play structure, poured-inplace rubber safety surfacing, concrete curbing, drainage strip, and lawn repair. This is a new playground to be constructed in an existing lawn area adjacent to the Beebe School located at 401 Pleasant Street in Malden, MA. BID OPENING will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 2:00pm at the Malden Redevelopment Authority, 17 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor, Malden, MA 02148. Plans, specifications and all other bid documents may be obtained electronically from the Malden Redevelopment Authority beginning Wednesday, February 5, 2020 starting at 10:00am. Requests for electronic files may be made to Alex Pratt, Malden Redevelopment Authority, at (781) 324-5720 x5728 or apratt@maldenredevelopment.com. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13 at 12pm at the corner of Highland Avenue and Elm Street (adjacent to the project site). All sealed proposals must be delivered to the Malden Redevelopment Authority Office prior to the BID OPENING, as stated above, at which time and place they will be opened and read aloud. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay due to mail delivery. Bids received after the official BID OPENING will be returned unopened. The Malden Redevelopment Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities in Bids, to reject any or all Bids, or to accept any Bid that in their judgment will be in the best interest of the City. February 7, 2020 tive warmth of temperatures below ground. • Strengthening executive branch oversight of Mass Save. The bill directs the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to set emissions reduction goals, in advance, for each threeyear plan the utilities formulate for Mass Save. It requires the DPU, at the conclusion of each threeyear plan, to certify how much the plan actually contributed to meeting the Commonwealth’s greenhouse gas emission limits. • Tightening the alignment between Mass Save and emissions limits. The bill requires electric utilities to include an explicit value for emissions reductions whenever they calculate the cost-effectiveness of a Mass Save offering. • Setting a deadline for converting MTBA buses to all-electric power. An Act to accelerate the transition of cars, trucks and buses to carbon-free power directs the MBTA to limit bus purchases and leases to zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2030, and to aim for an all-zero-emissions fleet by 2040, to reduce transportation-related emissions in city neighborhoods. • Offsetting the Trump Administration’s efforts to slow progress on efficient appliances. An Act Relative to Energy Savings Efficiency (Energy SAVE) updates Massachusetts appliance standards to improve energy and water efficiency standards for common household and commercial appliances, helping to conserve energy and save consumers and businesses money. Other provisions include: • Assembling the state’s first-ever database of energy use in large buildings • Adding two building efficiency experts and an expert in advanced building technology to the membership of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards, which will retain responsibility for the base energy building code • Authorizing the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to fund energy innovation pilots and to take actions adBASKETBALL | FROM PAGE 6 Jason Crocker followed behind with 15. Game 2 – Celtics 57, Pistons 35 After a 32-16 halftime lead, the Celts cruised the rest of the game and got their win back from yesterday’s heartbreaker as Sean Kelly led the way again with 14. N. Penha & W. Pierre Rene had 10 each. For the Pistons, J. Augustin had a teamhigh 17 as team-high scorer A. Beshah kept on his heels with 16 of his own. Game 3 – Sonics 72, Lakers 52 dressing health effects associated with the distribution and consumption of fossil fuels, such as natural gas • Directing the DPU to consider the impact on emissions when it reviews electric and natural gas rates, prices, charges and contracts • Directing state government to limit purchases and leases of vehicles to zero-emissions vehicles only, beginning in 2024, if affordable replacements are available • Conducting a study of the opportunities to electrify vehicles owned or leased by municipalities, regional school districts and regional transit authorities, taking into account costs and possible sources of financial help from state and federal government • Providing permanent statutory authorization for the “MOR-EV” program, the Commonwealth’s system of financial incentives for purchasers of zero-emission vehicles During debate on the Senate floor, the bill was strengthened through amendments that, among others, require regional equity in carbon pricing and ensure equity is a component of DPU’s mission statement. The bills now go to the House of Representatives for consideration. The Sonics keep rolling as they got the top spot for the first time this season (well, a tie) but the mental advantage, you could say. Jose Davila averaged 8.5 per quarter as well as scoring the weekend high of 34. Darius Philippe dropped 18 and J. Dorcena added 14 more for the Win. The Lakers were only down 1 after 1 but struggled in quarter #2, and that’s when their opponent pulled away. But Wesley Johnson did lead the team again with 16, and Jordan Bridgeman-Dicks helped with 10 as the teams jockeyed for position – just passing the midway point in Season 35.
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