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• The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has determined it is prudent for the commonwealth to adopt an energy storage target for electric companies. • DOER will next adopt specific energy storage targets by July 1, 2017, and the targets would take effect by Jan. 1, 2020. • In order to set “the appropriate target scale, structure and mechanisms,” DOER has requested stakeholder input by January 27, 2017. As outlined in MA the State of Charge report. “The Common

On Friday the administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker revealed its first draft proposal for a policy to follow the SREC-2 program and incentivize a further 1.6 GW of solar PV in the state to an auditorium of solar professionals. You can download a copy of the presentation (here). The new policy is based on a declining block grant incentive system, to be paid out on the basis of energy delivered, similar to New York’s successful block grant program. Under the dr