Solar panels caught fire at homes in Plainville and Falmouth on Saturday, and atop a big-box chain store in New Jersey last week in what one paper called a “50-Foot
The Vineyard Sustainable Energy Committee has reported an impressive 18% growth in the number of solar arrays on the island, with 1,127 currently installed. Nationally speaking, solar is now considered one of the fastest-growing sources of electricity - it's risen by a staggering 4,000 percent in merely over ten years!
Taking steps to mitigate climate change is on the minds of many Martha’s Vineyard residents and officials. Among the various ways toward a greener community, solar energy is one option communities are looking at for reducing their carbon footprint. However, as Edgartown resident Michael Benjamin found out, actually implementing that has its challenges. In a […]
The Vineyard Sustainable Energy Committee has reported 1,127 solar arrays currently installed on-Island, up 18 per cent from the beginning of 2020, but expensive grid upgrades stand to cast a shadow over the industry’s progress.
To the Editor: Eversource is standing in the way of its customers trying to utilize solar energy, and currently is not approving solar systems over 15kW. Every solar panel that goes up on a home is money out of their pockets. Of course alternative energy is not in Eversource’s best interest. To accommodate and take […]