On September 26, 2018, Massachusetts approved a much anticipated solar program that radically transitions solar incentives away from the SREC market and towards a structure akin to a feed-in-tariff regime, dubbed the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.
SMART’s Predawn Debates: Finalizing Details Before the Solar Regime’s Rise
The completion of the initial RFP on January 11, 2018 has set discrete base compensation rates for each service area in Massachusetts. But the program still needs to clear many hurdles before it is fully implemented. In the following update, Karbone details the problems raised in the ongoing regulatory proceeding.
Massachusetts Solar Market: A SMART Successor to the SREC Program?
On January 31, 2017, Massachusetts policy makers unveiled a much anticipated, revised solar program that radically transitions solar incentives away from the SREC market and towards a structure akin to a feed-in-tariff regime. Nevertheless under the new program, facilities will still generate Class I RECs that could be used to meet MA Class I compliance obligations.