Governor Patrick Keynote Speaker Monday at PV America
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will give the keynote address Monday at 4 p.m. during the general session of PV America 2014.
SEIA, NECEC Endorse Massachusetts’s Precedent-setting Legislation to Eliminate Solar Net Metering Cap
Saying it reflects consensus from major clean energy, utility and environmental stakeholders while solidifying the Commonwealth’s commitment to 1,600 megawatts (MW) of solar energy by 2020, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) today announced their support for proposed legislation for a new net metering and renewable energy incentive program that will result in hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings for ratepayers.
Outline of Proposed Legislation for Massachusetts Net Metering and Solar Incentives
Slide Deck from the Massachusetts Stakeholder Meeting to EXPLAIN a compromise framework for net metering and solar incentives. This is not a regulatory proceeding nor is it a legislative hearing.
Background for NY REV Docket
Last year SEIA was involved in a group that worked on the MAssachusetts Grid Modernization docket. While narrower in its approach that docket covered some of the same issues raised in the NY docket. The attached two documents provide some information on our basic principles in that docket as well as the final report that went to the MA DPU (SEIA was part of the clean coalition).Again, we will review SEIA's approach to this docket on next week's NY call.ThanksCarrie
MA NEM Framework
April 8, 2014
SEIA, SHC Alliance Support Efforts to Expand Renewable Thermal Technologies
Saying it will help to create jobs and expand the use of clean, renewable energy in Massachusetts, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), along with its Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance (SHC), are urging the State Senate to adopt S. 1970, allowing renewable thermal technologies to qualify for the Alternative Portfolio Standard and provide a credit that incentivizes renewable thermal technologies.
SEIA Supports Legislation to Increase Access to Distributed Generation
Saying it will benefit Massachusetts consumers by improving access to net metering, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced its support for legislation in both the State Senate and State House of Representatives, which will allow public and private distributed generation (DG) solar projects to continue, while preserving and expanding jobs in clean, reliable solar energy across the state.
New Report: U.S. Solar Market Grows 41%, Has Record Year in 2013
Continuing its explosive growth, the U.S. solar industry had a record-shattering year in 2013.
Massachusetts Solar Survey
MA Solar Survey
New Poll Shows Growing Support for Solar in Massachusetts
A new statewide poll shows that nearly 70 percent of Massachusetts voters believe the solar power industry is important to the Massachusetts economy – up 10 percent since June. The poll, conducted by Princeton Research Associates and released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), also shows that nearly 60 percent of voters see direct benefits from solar power in their cities and towns.