Solar Energy Business Association of New England
Massachusetts’ Solar for All program could result in a 20% reduction in energy costs to 31,000 low-income and disadvantaged households, support 2,800 clean energy jobs, and decrease annual carbon emissions by 70,000 tons.
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As part of the bid by the Biden administration to fight climate disruption, the Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $20 billion to help finance clean energy projects across the United States
Watertown, Massachusetts, a city with a model energy plan, now has a Gold LEED certified building with 252 kW solar and 125 kW storage system, along with 15 EV charging ports.
Federal infrastructure money is up for grabs as the region pursues clean energy transmission and battery storage projects.
In a unanimous decision last week, the court overturned the Franklin Planning Board’s denial of a solar project that met the city’s zoning ordinance but was opposed by neighbors who argued it would ruin the scenery and bring down their property values.
The state’s current energy plan outlines that by 2040, all its power would come from energy sources that don’t create carbon emissions, which are a main driver of climate change.
The industry has been hit by a double blow, in the shape of higher interest rates and regulatory changes in California, the country’s largest market.
Solar panels on top of Branford Elementary School are expected to save the school district $200,000 over the next two decades. Gov Ned Lamont is proposing legislation to remove disincentives that he says make it harder for districts to install solar panels.
In 2023, global investment in solar overtook investment in oil for the first time. In the story of the energy transition, investing capital in solar energy has never been so exciting – solar booms while the cost of generating solar electricity drops.
The New England grid operator’s newest transmission study finds the region has to spend up to $26 billion over the next 26 years to bulk up its transmission network.
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