June 15, 2021
Homeowners installing a solar electric system in Rhode Island have two good choices when it comes to picking a state program to defray the cost: fondly known as “REF” and “REG.” The difference in RI Solar Incentives can be a tad confusing so here’s an explanation and a comparison of the two. REF (Renewable Energy… Read the entire post »
February 27, 2020
Big changes can often elicit confusion and worse, incorrect information. Our move to clean energy as a nation (and planet) is certainly no exception. In fact, it probably is a stellar example of the problem. But let’s focus on the myths surrounding the Solar Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC), because where there is money concerned… Read the entire post »
February 12, 2020
Taxes may be a dry topic, but if you want to save money with solar, this is a very important post for those who want to know about solar incentives. Please read on. I’ll start at the beginning. Jump ahead if you don’t need answers to the first few questions. And see the glossary of… Read the entire post »
December 20, 2019
So went the famous line from the 1975 movie, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and now so does the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar systems. In short, the Federal Investment Tax Credit for going solar is not dead and gone. Instead, it has merely dropped a bit, whereby the old credit of… Read the entire post »
June 25, 2019
And Why You Should Care About It if You Have New England Solar Power This question could legitimately be in our “Top Solar Questions” article, but the fact is most people asking about New England solar power don’t ask because they haven’t heard of it yet. Net metering is kind of simple once it is… Read the entire post »
May 22, 2019
As they say, you can’t predict the future, but at the moment it would be hard to blame anyone that was feeling maximum “Fear Of Missing Out” (FOMO) when it comes to going solar. Yes, technology will keep marching on and prices will continue their decline, but there is definitely less room for significant price… Read the entire post »
May 17, 2019
Do you live in a town that is serviced by a municipal electric company? Did you think the new state solar program for solar incentives (called SMART) wouldn’t apply to you? THINK AGAIN! At the end of last year the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced a new solar investment grant program just for… Read the entire post »
November 1, 2018
SMART Highlights The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, which pays homeowners and businesses in Massachusetts to generate solar energy, is finally here with the official start date of November 26, 2018. If you haven’t yet gone solar the time to sign up is now. And the SMART program is aptly named. The three best… Read the entire post »
June 27, 2018
The Massachusetts SMART (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) program is inching closer to reality, and we are quoting systems assuming the home or business owner will be in SMART as opposed to the previous program called SRECs. The “base compensation rates” have been set and the results are actually very encouraging. In some cases, particularly for… Read the entire post »
October 18, 2017
Solar is booming in Rhode Island, and the increased demand is resulting in some changes to the state’s two generous solar programs. (Please read my article describing the two solar programs if you aren’t familiar with them.) The most important thing to know is that the state continues to fund solar programs in an effort… Read the entire post »
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