The Governor just signed into law our major energy bill for this session. It’s significant legislation, and a hard fought compromise among competing interests within the energy industry. But we’ll need to do much more if we are to achieve our carbon reduction goals and that will remain a central concern of mine.
Reducing Emissions in MA
Neighborhood Solar Group Buy Program Announcement
Community solar opportunity.
SREC II Emergency Extension
On Friday, April 8th, 2016 DOER announced emergency regulations to extend SREC II. SREC II was the second solar incentive program created by the state to support the installation of solar projects in the state from 400MW to 1,600MW of installed capacity. The cap of 1,600MW of approved projects was hit in early March. Please see the email from DOER …
2016 Solar Net Metering Legislation
Comment from Will Brownsberger The chart Andrew has prepared below summarizes the status of incentives for different kinds of solar projects under the legislation that we approved yesterday. It is not an attractive package from the perspective of the solar industry. Small residential projects continue to receive the full retail net metering credit (in private …
S.1747, An Act combating climate change
Senator Brownsberger has recently submitted the testimony in this post on S.1747, An Act combating climate change, which he supports.
S.1748, An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030
Senator Brownsberger has recently submitted the testimony in this post on S.1748, An Act requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030, which he supports.