Part II of a series. Read Part I here, Part III here, and Part IIII here. A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a state regulatory policy requiring utilities to either produce or procure a certain amount of electricity from clean, renewable resources like wind and solar. The RPS helps set state environmental goals while encouraging […]
Part I of a series. Read Part II here, Part III here, and Part IIII here. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) play a pivotal role in the modern energy market. When electricity is generated, the electrons become indistinguishable once they hit the grid and mix with other electrons, therefore making it difficult to determine their exact […]
Massachusetts voters won the right to access the retail electric market 26 years ago when they voted overwhelmingly for a referendum question that swept aside the big utility monopoly that had dominated the state’s electricity market for decades. Today, nearly half a million of the state’s residents benefit from shopping in the competitive electric market, […]