In Massachusetts, as in most states, utilities charge the customer that triggers the need for a grid upgrade the full cost, even if it benefits multiple homes. That turns the system for connecting residential solar projects into a game of chance.
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Should a community be able to reject a solar project to protect its trees? The SJC wades into the controversy in central Mass.
The justices appeared to be grappling with the genuine desire of a community to protect its character with the limited authority of localities to stall development.
Posted inEnergy
Massachusetts-based company launches program to fund community solar projects
With the federal dollars for renewable energy slowing to a trickle or stopping altogether, a company based in Cambridge called Solstice is looking to provide some funding to community solar projects in underserved areas.
Posted inEnergy, Environment
Solar is causing a dramatic shift in electricity demand
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY from the New England power grid fell to an all-time low on Easter Sunday, another telling sign that solar power continues to expand across the region. Solar is […]