The Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC) was a partner on the
study performed for the Massachusetts Department of Energy
Resources, led by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
(Manomet) along with other organizations and partners, including
the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, the Forest Guild, and
consulting forest and resource economists. BERC’s role included
the following: The policy actions and recommendations as
expressed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts come entirely
from the Commonwealth, not the study. The study was commissioned
only to provide information and analysis, not policy
recommendations. - Analysis of the technology scenarios and
direct carbon emissions for various biomass energy technologies
and their fossil fuel equivalents (Chapter 2). - Analysis of
existing public policy at the state and federal levels (Chapter
1). - Review of the wood supply analysis (Chapter 3), although
BERC did not have a role in selecting the methodology used. At
the highest level, the study supports