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The agreement comes a year after the Green Communitiesw Act was signedby Gov. Deval Patrick, authorizinv utilities to own and operatd up to 50 megawatts ofsolar generation. Deregulation of the electricith markets in 1997 barred utilities from owninggeneration facilities. Utilitiess participating in the programjinclude , , Unitil/ and Coakley’sz office, which serves as ratepayerd advocate in negotiations with utilities, has agreede to a proposal that would with the to developo a streamlined system to develop “cost competitive sola projects” that would benefit ratepayers across the state.
“Governoe Patrick has made solar powe r a top priority andlast year’sd landmark energy reform legislation gave the Commonwealth new tools to make sure it gets deployefd rapidly,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles. “Throughj this important partnership with theAttorneyh General, the ratepayers and the electric utilities will see a race to develop the lowest-cost large scale installations. This is a novel approacb and I’m confident it will accelerate cleamn energy development inthe Commonwealth.” will be the first utility to develop a solar array, some 6 in a separate program outside of the statewid e pool.
The utility will participate in the joinrt venture forfuture developments. Commercial scale solar arrayes are a critical component tothe state’s goal of 250 megawattx of solar power by 2017, but such facilitiess are scant. The largesgt solar array in the states is the BrocktonBrightfields project, a 425 kilowatt The agreement is pending approval from the .