The Future is Bright: Massachusetts Relaxes Net Metering Cap for Solar Projects

The future of renewable energy in Massachusetts is looking brighter than ever! Last year Governor Baker signed H5060, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law. This landmark legislation, which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the state’s dependence on fossil fuels, includes a key provision to relax the net metering […]

What Fuels your Electricity in Massachusetts?

Electricity in Massachusetts comes from a few main sources: Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric power, Biomass, Petroleum, and Natural gas. Currently, natural gas is the largest source of electricity, coming in at 67% of electricity fuel. Next is renewables at 30%, then hydroelectric and lastly petroleum at 0.5%. The graph below from the EIA shows this breakdown.

2021 Installation Highlights

Residential Installation Highlights of 2021 Here are some of our highlight residential installs from each month of 2021! Hover over the image to see what month we installed each solar panel system in.

Enphase IQ8 Microinverter

This fall, Enphase Energy released its newest solar technology: the IQ8 microinverter. As described on their website, this new inverter is the “industry’s first grid-forming microinverters with split-phase power conversion capability to convert DC power to AC power efficiently.” 

Solar in the Winter

Happy December everyone! Now that the weather is finally cooling down and we might have some snow on the horizon, here is some info about maintaining your solar panels through the winter. 

The New Infrastructure Bill

Renewable Energy Policies in Rhode Island

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