In recent years, Massachusetts has become a pretty good place to install a solar home energy system. The reason? A number of factors — a statewide solar rebate program, a market for solar renewable energy credits, and relatively high conventional electricity prices — combine to make a good financial proposition out of installing solar panels. [...]

What follows may or may not be a shameless plug for my alma mater. Regardless, it’s a great annual event that deserves a bit of press… The Tufts Energy Conference, now in its sixth year, offers attendees the chance listen to (and mingle with) some of the foremost thinkers in energy-related fields. Plus, this years there’s a [...]

Construction of a 240 kw solar installation at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission’s (BWSC) headquarters will begin this month, according to Rivermoor Energy, the solar energy development and investment firm that won the project just last week. The Newton, MA-based firm is taking advantage of the state’s new solar renewable energy credit (SREC) program [...]

The planned mixed-use development in Boston’s Fenway will incorporate the state’s largest private solar array, using 1200 solar panels for 650 kw of power.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is building the state’s already impressive track record on solar incentives to specifically target the incorporation of solar in big box stores.