Section 13.08 - Participant Eligibility(1) DOER, in consultation with the Department, shall select from 225 CMR 13.08: List A the categories of bidders eligible to participate in each auction, provided, however, that owners of CO2 budget units located in Massachusetts (MA CO2 budget units) shall be eligible to participate in all auctions. List A: Categories of bidders:
Category No. 1: Owners of CO2 budget units located in Massachusetts.
Category No. 2: Owners of CO2 budget units located outside of the Commonwealth but within those states that have final CO2 budget trading rules in place at the time of the auction and are RGGI Participating States.
Category No. 3: Other market participants including, but not limited to:
(a) owners of fossil-fuel-fired generation units located outside the participating states;(c) environmental groups;(d) financial and investment institutions;(e) generators that do not emit CO2 or do emit CO2 but are not subject to the CO2 Budget trading program in Massachusetts or a Participating State.(2) DOER may modify the categories of participants as it deems necessary.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1381, eff. 12/28/2018.