Massachusetts Reboots Its EV Incentive Program
On January 1, the Massachusetts rebate program will change significantly. After that date, only battery electric and fuel cell cars will qualify.
On January 1, the Massachusetts rebate program will change significantly. After that date, only battery electric and fuel cell cars will qualify.
The US Government has awarded new offshore wind leases off the coast of Massachusetts that are said to be worth over $405 million and which have the potential to develop up to 4.1 gigawatts of offshore wind.
The Massachusetts legislature has approved a bill that will double the yearly increase in its renewable portfolio standard over the next 10 years.
A trio of announcements from the northeast United States has set the country’s nascent offshore wind industry ablaze, with Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Jersey combining to make announcements that will support the development of at least 5 gigawatts (GW) worth of offshore wind energy over the next decade.
Bay State Wind, the joint venture between global offshore wind leader Ørsted and New England’s foremost transmission builder Eversource, has signed a new agreement with EEW, an international leader in steel pipe manufacturing, to create a Massachusetts manufacturing facility to make offshore wind components.
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a suit brought by ExxonMobil against two attorneys general accusing them of conspiring to sue the company just to get reelected.
Sunrun is expanding its home solar battery service to Massachusetts. Called Brightbox, Sunrun’s lithium-ion battery system is designed to work well with a home solar power system.
The United States Solar Energy Industries Association published a new analysis this week which proves that more than $78 million worth of solar projects are currently on hold in Massachusetts due to a failure to extend the state’s Net Metering Cap.
With nearly 1500 megawatts, Massachusetts has the seventh-greatest solar energy capacity in the country, enough to power a quarter-million homes. It has the second-most solar jobs, with over 14,500. Already in a leading position, Massachusetts in January developed a new incentive program to double its solar capacity to more than 3 gigawatts.
In order to more easily “achieve” its renewable energy goals (formally, at least), the state of Massachusetts may implement a plan that would see the burning of wood pellets classified as renewable energy.