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solar energy

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Massachusetts-based company launches program to fund community solar projects 

Headshot of Bhaamati Borkhetaria, reporter at Commonwealth Beacon. by Bhaamati Borkhetaria March 14, 2025March 17, 2025

With the federal dollars for renewable energy slowing to a trickle or stopping altogether, a company based in Cambridge called Solstice is looking to provide some funding to community solar projects in underserved areas.

Posted inEnergy, Environment

Solar is causing a dramatic shift in electricity demand

Headshot of Bruce Mohl, Editor at CommonWealth Beacon. by Bruce Mohl April 13, 2023

DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY from the New England power grid fell to an all-time low on Easter Sunday, another telling sign that solar power continues to expand across the region.  Solar is an energy source that can be hard to track, in part because much of the electricity is generated and used behind the power meter of […]

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