CleanTechnica » massachusetts solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 SolarCity Introducing First-Of-Its-Kind “MyPower” Solar Financing Option http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:21:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73176 A new, first-of-its-kind solar financing option based around a combination of low upfront costs and personal ownership has just been unveiled by SolarCity. The new financing option — which has been dubbed “MyPower” — works by allowing SolarCity customers to pay for their solar loan in a similar way to the way that they’d pay for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/feed/ 37 Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:23:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70390 If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below the solar news. Solar News

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/feed/ 0 Hey Haters, RGGI Cap And Trade Powered 800 MW New Renewables in 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 17:50:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69261 The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA's proposed emissions rule can succeed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/hey-haters-rggi-cap-and-trade-powered-800mw-new-renewables-in-2013/feed/ 23 Solar Leasing & PPAs On the Downswing? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/solar-leasing-ppas-downswing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/solar-leasing-ppas-downswing/#comments Mon, 12 May 2014 23:00:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66745 Originally published on Solar Love. Are Solar Leasing & PPAs Going To Suffer From Maturing Solar Market? (via Solar Love) A representative of Soligent recently passed along an interesting note regarding a US movement away from solar PPAs and leases. Basically, as solar costs have dropped and banks have warmed up to solar, it has become

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/12/solar-leasing-ppas-downswing/feed/ 13 US Solar Energy Capacity Grew An Astounding 418% From 2010-2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/us-solar-energy-capacity-grew-an-astounding-418-from-2010-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/us-solar-energy-capacity-grew-an-astounding-418-from-2010-2014/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:51:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65889 The installed capacity of solar energy across America jumped 418% from 2010 to 2014, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/24/us-solar-energy-capacity-grew-an-astounding-418-from-2010-2014/feed/ 26 Solar Net Metering Survival & Progress In Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont, & Utah http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64140 Originally published on PV Solar Report. Net metering continues to be a theme for solar, with legislative victories in several states. Massachusetts looks forward to favorable outcomes despite attempts to weaken net metering there. Last week, we reported on legislation in Massachusetts that would increase homeowners’ access to net metering in the state. The legislation

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/feed/ 1 Solar Now Mainstream In US, According To SEIA’s 2013 Market Review http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/05/solar-now-mainstream-us-according-seias-2013-market-review/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/05/solar-now-mainstream-us-according-seias-2013-market-review/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:09:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63507 Originally Published in the ECOreport. When Rhone Resch used to get together with the CEOs from other energy sectors for lunch, he always felt like the little guy at the table. He might have been President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), but it was the major players—like gas and oil—that used to pick

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/05/solar-now-mainstream-us-according-seias-2013-market-review/feed/ 3 Nor’easter Raging Over Solar Power In Massachusetts http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/01/noreaster-raging-solar-power-massachusetts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/01/noreaster-raging-solar-power-massachusetts/#comments Sat, 01 Mar 2014 15:30:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63290 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is not beating around the bush when it comes to making his state the greenest in the nation. The Green Communities Act he pushed in 2008 started Massachusetts down the road of expanded conservation and investment in renewable energy. One of his current goals is to generate 1,600 megawatts of solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/20/northeast-utilities-nu-opposes-solar-protect-profits/feed/ 3 Introducing The Solar Foundation’s “State Solar Jobs 2013″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:08:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62573 The Solar Foundation has just launched its interactive “State Solar Jobs 2013” site. This is a state by state database, which shows the growth of solar jobs in 2013 and gives predictions for 2014. “Our state solar jobs research this year clearly shows that solar energy can be harnessed anywhere, and that growth rates are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/feed/ 2 4 States Lead US In Freeing The Grid For Distributed Solar Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/4-states-lead-us-freeing-grid-distributed-generation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/4-states-lead-us-freeing-grid-distributed-generation/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:05:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58496 4 US states lead the nation in net metering and interconnection policies designed to make installing solar energy easier for homeowners and businesses

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/4-states-lead-us-freeing-grid-distributed-generation/feed/ 1 Dazzling Dozen US States Illuminate Path To Solar Energy Future http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:18:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54397 A solar energy revolution is dawning in America, led by the "Dazzling Dozen" - twelve states whose progressive policies dominate the solar industry with 85% of all US solar capacity but just 28% of the total population.

Environment America’s “Lighting the Way” report outlines their successful policies and illuminate the path forward to a nationwide clean energy economy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/26/dazzling-dozen-us-states-illuminate-path-to-solar-energy-future/feed/ 43 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power States Per Capita (Updated) vs Top Solar Policy Leaders (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53090 Last year, I put together rankings of the top solar power countries per capita, per GDP, and per TWh of electricity production. In January, I then created rankings of the top solar power states per capita and followed those up with rankings of the top solar power states per capita vs the top solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 49% Of New US Electricity Capacity Is From Solar, Q1 Record (Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:04:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52652 A couple of big solar records were set in Q1 2013 in the US. For one, 49% of all new US electricity generation capacity came form solar, the most ever for a first quarter. Secondly, 723 MW of solar power capacity were installed and put online, again a Q1 record for the US. Let’s run down

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/11/49-of-new-us-electricity-capacity-is-from-solar-q1-record-report/feed/ 4 Massachusetts Crushes Solar Goals, Aims Much Higher http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/02/massachusetts-crushes-solar-goals-aims-much-higher/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/02/massachusetts-crushes-solar-goals-aims-much-higher/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:04:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51274 Massachusetts has already surpassed its goal of installing 250 megawatts (MW) of solar energy by 2017. Just a tad early, eh? Obviously, 250 MW was far too small of a goal, so the state is planning to increase the goal to 1,600 MW ( 1.6 GW). Massachusetts rose to over 250 MW today from just 16

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/02/massachusetts-crushes-solar-goals-aims-much-higher/feed/ 13 US Solar Power Booming: 684 MW Of Solar PV Installed In US In 3rd Quarter, 44% More Than Q3 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:57:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45993   I just gave a presentation today to a class of renewable energy graduate students which mentioned solar PV’s tremendous growth over the past several years and its projected growth in the coming years. As the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 report released today shows, the US Solar industry is indeed still growing at a rapid clip,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/feed/ 2 Boston Mayor to Solarize Own Home http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/boston-mayor-to-solarize-own-home/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/boston-mayor-to-solarize-own-home/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:04:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42838   Lead by example. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino is doing exactly that by participating in Solarize Mass, a SolarCity and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center partnership to encourage Boston residents to install solar. Menino is slated to have solar panels put on his own home, according to a recent SolarCity press release. Mayor Menino said Boston

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/boston-mayor-to-solarize-own-home/feed/ 0 In Massachusetts? You’ve Got a Chance to Win a Home Solar System http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/02/in-massachusetts-youve-got-a-chance-to-win-a-home-solar-system/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/02/in-massachusetts-youve-got-a-chance-to-win-a-home-solar-system/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37460   East Coast solar power company Mercury Solar Systems has launched a home solar sweepstakes in which one lucky Massachusetts resident (yep, that’s a requirement) will win a 7kW home solar electric system valued at up to $35,000. “Massachusetts homeowners log on to www.MercurySolarSystems.com/Sweepstakes to enter to win and see the official rules. The deadline to enter is June 3, 2012 at 6:00pm ET.” Other requirements are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/02/in-massachusetts-youve-got-a-chance-to-win-a-home-solar-system/feed/ 0 Aggressive Planning Helping Massachusetts Achieve Solar Power Success http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/07/aggressive-planning-helping-massachusetts-achieve-solar-power-success/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/07/07/aggressive-planning-helping-massachusetts-achieve-solar-power-success/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:30:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28754 When I was in high school, my older brother used to call home from college in Massachusetts every Sunday sounding like he had never experienced a happy moment in his life. I used to ask what was going on and he would say, “You try living through a winter here…I haven’t seen the sun in 5 months.” Being from Southern California, I was shocked that this was life on the east coast…no sun in 5 months? Inconceivable! Anyway I never asked him about it again… I didn’t want to get beaten up

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