Massachusetts Clean Energy Incentive Program Contracts 802 Solar Projects
Acton has 36 systems; Lincoln, Wayland/Sudbury has 137.
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) today announced that 802 residents and businesses signed contracts to install solar electricity systems as part of the 2012 Solarize Massachusetts Program (Solarize Mass), which concluded Nov. 4. The systems contracted through Solarize Mass constitute 5.1 megawatts of clean, renewable energy that will generate enough electricity to power 807 Massachusetts homes annually. The program also created 32 jobs, fueling an already expanding clean energy sector. “The response to Solarize Mass this year was incredible,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan. “Together with industry, government and the community at the …
Carole Marcacci
9:28 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
My roof faces in the wrong directions for a solar electrical power system to be effective. I hope there are future possibilities for community solar energy, such as a community solar garden! more ›