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The agreement comes a year aftetr the Green Communities Act was signesdby Gov. Deval Patrick, authorizing utilities to own and operates up to 50 megawatts ofsolar generation. Deregulatio of the electricity markets in 1997 barrer utilities from owning generation Utilities participating in the program include , , Unitil/ and Coakley’s which serves as ratepayer advocate in negotiationxs with utilities, has agreed to a proposal that would with the to developp a streamlined system to develop “cost competitive solare projects” that would benefit ratepayers across the state.
“Governorf Patrick has made solar power a top prioritg andlast year’s landmark energy reform legislation gave the Commonwealthn new tools to make sure it gets deployed rapidly,” said Energyh and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles. “Througn this important partnership with the Attorney the ratepayers and the electric utilities will see a race to developpthe best, lowest-cost largre scale installations. This is a novel approach and I’m confident it will accelerat clean energy development in the will be the first utilit to develop asolar array, some 6 in a separate program outside of the statewidwe pool.
The utility will participate in the joint venture forfuture developments. Commerciaol scale solar arrays are a critical component tothe state’s goal of 250 megawattsz of solar power by but such facilities are scant. The largest solar arrayg in the state is the BrocktonBrightfields project, a 425 kilowatf system. The agreement is pending approvalk fromthe .