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On Friday April 8, 2016, the MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER) announced  the long awaited emergency regulation regarding the SREC 2 program. The following key provisions are part of the emergency regulation: 1) Extends eligibility to all projects >25 kW constructed... Read More →

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced that the SREC-II program has reached its capacity limit for systems exceeding 25 kW. The DOER will post project status as well as its waiting list on their website. In the meantime, we’ll continue to... Read More →

Announcement from DOER regarding the SREC II program, as well as the future of solar incentives in Massachusetts: 1.  Final Assurance of Qualification Guideline and Small Generator Set-Aside On January 5, 2016, DOER announced the establishment of the Small Generation Unit... Read More →

Thanks to an organized effort, H.4185 has been tabled for now.  The people have spoken and the legislature listened!  Thank you for signing the letter for MA Advocates for Solar Growth and calling and emailing your legislators! On July 31, there was an amendment on S2214 which... Read More →

The  MA Department of Energy Resources announced the results of the 2013 Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auction. The auction cleared in the third round. Depositors will receive $285 for every SREC deposited into the auction and we expect to receive payment by the end of August. We... Read More →

What started as legislative bills to address the net metering cap has turned into proposed legislation which does address the net metering cap but also eliminates the current MA solar incentive program.  The timing of this compromised proposed legislation is occurring at a rapid... Read More →

The third and final round of the MA Solar Credit Clearinghouse Auction was held on Friday August 2, 2013. There were 38,866 SRECs deposited into the auction and only 3 SRECs were sold. The good news is that due to recent regulatory revisions to the RPS Solar Carve-Out compliance... Read More →

The end to the first MA SREC program is rapidly approaching.  Do you have MA projects that are on DOER’s approved Pending SQA list or projects that are 100kws or less?  Knollwood Energy provides the maximum flexibility for managing SRECs.  We provide fixed, variable, and... Read More →

MA DOER held a Solar Policy Stakeholder Meeting on June 7, 2013.  At that meeting, DOER announced emergency regulations to address the oversupply of SREC applications. DOER also reviewed the proposed post-400 MW solar program policy design. The following outlines the emergency... Read More →

40 Quarter Opt-In Term To Be Reduced It is expected that the 40 Quarter Clearinghouse Auction Opt-In Term will be reduced to 32 Quarters effective July 20, 2013.  The last day to submit paperwork to MA DOER for a system to receive a 40 quarter Opt-In Term is June 20, […] Read More →