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Through the MA SMART solar program, the state’s three investor-owned utilities compensate solar owners for the electricity their systems produce. The program is one of several solar incentives available in Massachusetts that reduces the cost — and increases the savings — of installing a home solar system.
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Massachusetts has other solar incentives that can reduce the cost of going solar and the state boasts the fourth-highest electricity prices in the nation. So, even without the SMART incentive, Bay Staters can substantially reduce their electricity costs and carbon footprint by installing a home solar system.
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The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program compensates homeowners for their solar electricity production. Here's how it works.
Each utility supports a percentage of the program proportionate to the amount of electricity they distribute in the state. Massachusetts solar owners can participate in both net metering and SMART. However, SMART only applies to the value of solar electricity after net metering is applied. (We’ll show how this works below).
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