Electricity

Mass. should accelerate solar development

Mass. should accelerate solar development

State is facing a fork in the road on clean energy

By Peter Rothstein and Jeff Cramer Electricity, Energy 0 Comments Sep 5, 2019

MASSACHUSETTS IS IN THE MIDST of a success story when it comes to solar energy. At a time when the effects of climate change are becoming more obvious to us all, our state has made tremendous progress in lowering the cost of solar and expanding access to a broad spectrum of consumers. This week and(...)

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