June Rain Affects PV Generation

Here are the results of our June kWh analysis for the past five years from a representative sample of our customers in western MA.  Note the trend in electricity production versus rainfall amounts. As expected, the two are directly related. With this past June being ...

July 16th Legislative Hearing

The  Massachusetts legislative hearing on a wide variety of renewable Energy Bills was held on Tuesday at the Statehouse  before the Joint  Committee on Telecommunications , Utilities and Energy, chaired by Senator Ben Downing and Representative . John Keenan.  Both...

Solar PPA & Lease Guidance

Aggressive internet advertising and sales people are pushing  Solar leases and Power Purchase agreements for residential customers. These are often  teased as “no money down”  offers and in Massachusetts some programs sponsored by the state include this...

Farm Grant Season

This week the last of  the PV  grant applications for local farms  we’ve prepared for the annual  competitive programs sponsored by the USDA and Massachusetts Dept. of Agriculture will go out in the mail to meet the May 30th deadline. What a relief for us and...

Apples to Apples

During recent site assessments we’ve learned where some people are getting misinformation on solar….our competitors or at least some of them. There are now over 200 firms selling solar electric systems in Massachusetts, most are less than three years old. Here are...