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Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law Wednesday legislation transferring the Renewable Energy Trust from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to the newly formed Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.
The center will now be charged with growing the clean energy sector through workforce development programs, direct investment in startup companies and expanding the number of renewable energy projects installed across the state. Specifically, the trust is charged with managing clean energy incentive programs like Commonwealth Solar, Commonwealth Wind and Commonwealth Hydro.
“This legislation merges the work of two quasi-public state entities with complementary missions, consolidating staff and resources while establishing the Clean Energy Center as the primary agency responsible for growing the Massachusetts clean energy industry,” said Patrick, who filed the legislation in April.
The Clean Energy Center was established by the Green Jobs Act of 2008 and is funded in part through a charge on electricity bills. To date, it has allocated $4 million in grants for green job training programs across the state.
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