Members of the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy said they would consider alternate energy resources to power Massachusetts in a meeting in the Statehouse on Tuesday.

The group is looking to research coal, solar rays and tidal movements and all cases connecting to the “exploration, exploitation and development of energy resources” as potential state energy sources, according to the Committee’s mission statement.

Senate Chair Michael Morrissey (D-Quincy) and House Chair Brian Dempsey (D-Haverhill) conducted the meeting and also reviewed at least 30 proposed senate documents and 95 house documents at the meeting, including one that examined the distribution of natural gas across the state.

The committee recently ruled on a petition sponsored by Rep. Charles Murphy (D-Bedford) concerning the promotion of state utility service workers. The petition also addressed issues with gas company employees’ training, as many were not trained at all.

The Committee ruled that utility company employees must be trained or projects will be allocated to other licensed companies that were certified by the Department of Telecommunications and Energy.

Recently, the Boston City Council also assembled to consider alternate energy sources and discuss plans to switch city drivers to more fuel-efficient transportation sources.

In November, the Council passed Councilor Paul Scapicchio’s (Beacon Hill, Charlestown) order for a hearing to consider different financial incentives to encourage drivers to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles, such as hybrids, according to an article a Nov. 3 article in The Daily Free Press.

Scapicchio proposed offering fuel-efficient vehicle drivers tax breaks and possible tax exemptions, reduced rates at parking garages and free metered parking.

“The benefits to the city would be significant,” Scapicchio said at the meeting. “We would get cleaner air — the most important benefit.”

— Shanece Taylor