MA: Massachusetts lights the way on solar energy policy

Boston Globe: National weather watchers confirm what Massachusetts residents already know by looking out the window: The sun shines on the Commonwealth only a little more than half of the year. So it’s all the more noteworthy that Massachusetts is actually fifth in the nation in total solar power, having enough to power 94,100 homes, according to Greentech Media Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association. That’s more solar power than in many Sunbelt states. In October, the Bay State was ranked first for energy efficiency for the fourth year in a row by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.

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