Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker filed a bill Friday to provide incentives for the solar power industry.
The legislation would lift a cap on net metering credits that compensate the owners of large-scale solar projects for the energy produced. Solar industry officials say that would allow dozens of stalled projects to move forward.
Ben Hellerstein, state director of Environment Massachusetts said the governor’s bill would change the solar incentive program in ways that could slow the growth of solar.
" There are major changes we would need to see to the legislation before we could support it," said Hellerstein.
The State Senate has approved a bill to lift the solar net metering cap. The House is expected to take up solar energy legislation after the August recess.
