The solar massachusetts renewable target smart program is the newest program established to support the development of solar in massachusetts.
Massachusetts solar program.
With this incentive the state of massachusetts pays eversource national grid and until customers a fixed rate per kilowatt hour kwh of solar energy produced for 10 years.
Following this the state of massachusetts began developing the new solar incentive program and planning for the transition away from srecs.
Property owners interconnecting their solar panel systems after this date are not eligible for the old srec program.
The smart program officially started on november 26th 2018.
Solar information programs learn about how solar energy works and available incentive programs in massachusetts many people have the misconception that solar pv systems do not work in massachusetts due to new england s diverse weather conditions.
However the experts agree that massachusetts is an excellent location for solar systems.
The doer regulation in 225 cmr 20 00 sets the regulatory framework for the program.