Massachusetts Residential Solar in 2016: Net Metering, SRECs, and Apple Pie

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Nick Sorokin

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Massachusetts Residential Solar in 2016: Net Metering, SRECs, and Apple Pie

Back On The Grid

16 minutes 42 seconds

2 years ago

Massachusetts Residential Solar in 2016: Net Metering, SRECs, and Apple Pie

This episode is about my experience supporting the solar renewable energy credit program in MA in 2016. Timestamps and recommended reading below.

Timestamps:

00:00-Intro
00:30-Why has Massachusetts invested over $10 billion into solar PV?
01:20-Where does Massachusetts get its electricity from?
03:00-Solar PV Incentives Overview
03:40-How does Net Energy Metering Work?
04:40-Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) Overview
06:00-How do you sell SRECs?
06:40-SREC aggregation companies and the difference between bundled vs unbundled RECs
08:00-How do you report solar production in Massachusetts?
09:00-My experience supporting residential PV owners with production data reporting (+ apple pie offers, which I did not accept)
010:30-Price per watt comparisons for popular solar installers
11:20-SREC I and SREC II Program Review
11:50-SREC + ITC + NEM
12:30-MA Solar Tariff Program (SMART program)
13:30-Industry Concerns with the SMART program in 2016
14:00-Government philosophy in reducing incentives over time
15:30-Conclusion