Our track recordįor more than a decade, Environment Massachusetts has fought for the policies that have made Massachusetts a national leader for solar. By pairing solar with battery storage and with other types of renewables like offshore wind, we can put Massachusetts on track to run on 100% renewable energy at all times of the day and night. We could generate up to 47% of Massachusetts’ electricity from rooftop solar panels, and that doesn’t even take into account the potential for solar in other places, like over parking lots or on the sides of highways.
#MILLION SOLAR ROOFS PLAN FULL#
If we increase solar by just another 2.5 times by 2030, we’ll have enough solar panels to cover a million roofs.Īchieving this goal would be a big step toward a cleaner, healthier future - but it’s not even close to our full potential for solar. Today, we have nearly 4,000 megawatts of solar capacity installed. Between 20, solar energy generation in Massachusetts increased by more than 17 times. One million solar roofs is an ambitious target, but we know it’s achievable. And we need to streamline the process for installing solar panels by eliminating unnecessary delays and bureaucratic red tape. To achieve this goal, we need to remove arbitrary limits on incentives for families and businesses to go solar.
#MILLION SOLAR ROOFS PLAN INSTALL#
One million solar roofs for Massachusettsīy 2030, Massachusetts can install 10 gigawatts of solar capacity, the equivalent of one million solar roofs. Every day we fall short of our solar potential is another day we’re unnecessarily burning fossil fuels, harming our health, and changing our climate. It shouldn’t be so hard to do the right thing. The result: Thousands of solar projects delayed or even canceled. State leaders have placed arbitrary limits on a key solar incentive program, while utility companies are imposing excessive fees on solar projects and taking months to connect solar panels to the grid. Part of the problem is that we’re making it too difficult to go solar. Solar projects delayed or canceledĭespite recent progress, too much of our energy still comes from dirty fossil fuels like oil and gas. There’s no wonder solar is the most popular energy source: over 90% of Massachusetts residents agree we should get more of our power from the sun. It has zero fuel costs, and it’s getting more and more affordable all the time. You’ve probably seen solar panels go up on your neighbors’ roofs or along the side of the Pike. Over the past decade, solar panels have become an increasingly common sight across Massachusetts.
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