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Governor Baker Signs off on New Climate Law

Mar 29, 2021 1:05:00 PM / by Paul Fischer posted in Renewable Energy, Solar, Community, Residential Solar, Non-Profit, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Utilities, Solar Industry, Business, Finance, Wind Energy, Community Solar, Legislation, Solar Incentives, Climate Plan, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Efficiency, Solar Panels, Energy Generation, Industrial Solar, Electrification, Sustainability, Government, Environmental Impact, Resilience, Clean Energy, New England, Charlie Baker

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On Friday, March 26th, Governor Charlie Baker signed a new climate bill into law. The official name of the law is “An Act Creating A Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy”. Kind of a mouthful. This new law aims to tackle a wide range of challenges and sets goals for the state to reach. It continues the trend of Massachusetts being one of the most progressive states when it comes to climate action.

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Solar & Energy Storage Northeast

Feb 18, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Property Owners, Commercial Solar Finance, Solar Capital, Commercial Solar, Businesses, Solar Finance, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Policy, Politics, Vermont, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Boston, Installations, Decarbonize, Power Generation, Legislation, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Bifacial Modules, 2020, Global Warming, Technology, Sustainability, Industrial PV, Commercial PV, Government, Breiter Planet Properties

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Energy Storage Legislation in Massachusetts

Oct 21, 2019 9:15:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Real Estate, Solar Energy, Solar, Solar Development, Residential Solar, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Energy Storage, Utility-Scale PV, Boston, Finance, Distributed Storage, Microgrids, SouthCoast MA, Legislation, Solar Incentives, Solar Plus Storage, Decarbonization, Infrastructure, Climate Change, California Fires

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Apollo 11 & the Community Solar Power Summit in Philadelphia

Jul 22, 2019 12:00:00 PM / by Andrew Breiter-Wu posted in Renewable Energy, Solar Development, Solar Access to All, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Utility-Scale PV, Andrew Breiter-Wu, Power Generation, Community Solar, Legislation

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This past week we remembered the incredible achievements of the Apollo 11 team that put the first man on the moon, 50 years ago. CBS, CNN, and other media organizations did a great job covering this with segments throughout the week and specials using the original footage from the historic day/week back in July of 1969. 

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Building Energy Boston: Solar Access for the Underserved

Jun 3, 2019 8:47:40 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Property Management, Real Estate, Rent, Exterior Lease, Solar Subscription, Open Space, Land Lease, Community, Energy, Education, Property Owners, Solar Access to All, Residential Solar, Non-Profit, Commercial Solar, Solar Finance, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Events, Conferences, Boston, Rooftop Solar, Andrew Breiter-Wu

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On March 14th and 15th, the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association held the BuildingEnergy Boston Conference. Among the attendees were building professionals, educators, homeowners, students, and energy & environment professionals. One of the presentations given at BuildingEnergy Boston was titled Solar Access for the Underserved. Three different speakers addressed the problem of accessibility of solar, and provided specific solutions to this problem.

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How Massachusetts’s Commercial and Industrial Facilities can Monetize the New Solar and Storage Incentives

Mar 25, 2019 9:35:00 AM / by Paul Fischer posted in Commercial Solar, Businesses, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Energy Storage, Utility-Scale PV, Boston, Time-of-Use

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Congratulations Jean Family!

Mar 22, 2019 9:26:49 AM / by Andrew Breiter-Wu posted in Community, Solar Access to All, Residential Solar, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Boston, Case Study

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We just started and completed the Jean Family's solar installation for their home in Everett, Massachusetts last week

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Is large scale solar feasible in the Northeast? #SolarNE

Feb 10, 2019 8:00:00 AM / by Tim Sylvia, pv magazine posted in Exterior Lease, Solar Energy, Solar, Community, Solar Development, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Policy, Utilities, Vermont, Energy Storage, Markets, Utility-Scale PV, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island

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At Solar Power Northeast representatives from Cypress Creek, Stem and Kearsage Energy discussed the possibilities and limitations of bringing big solar to New York and New England.

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“500 MW might actually cover all of Rhode Island,” joked Paul Raducha, senior developer for Kearsage energy, but there’s real sentiment behind his quip. While states like California, Nevada and Arizona have seen utility-scale development at mind boggling scales, there are few massive solar plants yet on the East Coast north of Virginia.

 

Now let’s be honest, nobody is asking for or realistically expecting a multitude of 100 or more MW plants in New England and New York. So what is there to expect?

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11 SMART questions answered: the facts on Massachusetts’ new solar program

Dec 17, 2018 8:05:00 PM / by Tim Cronin posted in Exterior Lease, Solar Subscription, Land Lease, Community, Solar Development, Solar Access to All, Residential Solar, Commercial Solar, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts, Roof Lease, Policy, Utilities

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The Massachusetts SMART Program is Filling Up Quickly

Dec 6, 2018 2:07:42 PM / by Andrew Breiter-Wu posted in Real Estate, Revenue, Rent, Exterior Lease, Land Lease, Solar Development, Property Owners, Residential Solar, Non-Profit, Commercial Solar, Businesses, MA SMART Program, Massachusetts

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