Massachusetts has quickly vaulted into the top states for solar energy in only a few years — with more installed solar capacity here than in more than 40 other states.
Yet utilities now want the Rules of the Road changed.
Concern for consumers, rather disingenuous, will stymie installations.
Net metering has made renewables practical and produced the explosion in Europe.
It would be disappointing if Beacon Hill geneflects to vested interests.
One to watch!
Great article by Jon Chesto:
Debate over the future of solar energy in Massachusetts heats up at the State House
The debate in the State House is turning to the second program that has helped spur solar energy throughout the state — net metering. This allows installers of solar panels — all renewable energy projects, really, but solar is the predominant type — to gain credits by "selling" excess power onto the grid. The Legislature has capped the use of net metering to no more than 3 percent of an electric utility’s power usage, with parallel limits established for public-sector solar and privately owned projects. National Grid’s cap for public-sector users has essentially already been hit, and the others are close to being reached.
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