The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (Doer) published Final regulations For his Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (Smart) 3.0 program, including plans to re -assess the stimuli and capacity annually.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the Alliance for the Climate Transition (ACT) and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) Applaudissied Governor Healey for taking decisive action via SMART 3.0 to ensure that cost-effective solar generation can come online.
Some of the most important changes involve:
- The implementation of an annual assessment that will be used to set the capacity of the annual program and the incentive. The annual assessment will include a survey to program and consider participants in the program:
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- Progress in the direction of the boundaries of greenhouse gases
- Participation of the program
- Ratepayer -effective
- Regional/National solar costs
- Solar material and development costs
- Land use and environmental protection goals
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- Incentive levels are set annually and based on the project size
- Projects of less than 25 kW have a fixed stimul level of $ 0.03 per kWh
- Projects of less than 25 kW with low -income customers will receive an increased incentive of $ 0.06/kWh
- The available capacity for a specific program year is also set annually
- Program year 2025 has 450 MW available
- Projects under 25 kW and behind the meter projects under 250 kW will not be subject to capacity caps
“The release of Smart 3.0 in the Healey-Discoll administration of Smart 3.0 graphics a strong path for community and storage of the community and commercial scale in Massachusetts and will be crucial for reducing energy costs for families,” said Valessa Souterkline, regional director of SEIA. “We look forward to working with state leaders on the implementation to ensure that the solar and storage industry continues to create good jobs and can provide clean, reliable, affordable energy that people in Massachusetts are demanding.”
SEIA says that the updated program is going on a proven track record, while making improvements to respond to market conditions on an annual basis, instead of keeping the former rigid price structure intact. It deals with implementation -challenges that are increased in the assessment process to ensure that the program requirements for site selection and energy storage achieve their intended policy goals. The Smart 3.0 rules are intended to better serve customers with a low income and to improve consumer confidence in solar energy.
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