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Healey convenes solar summit as industry and labor push to speed permitting, interconnection and home storage
Summary
Massachusetts officials, industry leaders and labor representatives at a state-led solar summit urged faster grid upgrades, standardized permitting and stronger labor standards so the state can accelerate rooftop, community and utility-scale solar before federal tax credits change.
Governor Maura Healey convened a solar summit in Massachusetts that brought together state energy officials, developers, utilities and labor leaders to press for faster interconnection, streamlined permitting and policies to support home solar and battery storage as federal incentives change.
The gathering focused on removing barriers to deployment so the state can expand clean generation quickly, lower costs and protect jobs as the federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) phases down. “On the hottest single day of summer…behind-the-meter solar — the solar on our roofs and farms and schools — met 22% of statewide demand. That’s $8,000,000 in savings alone on that one day,” Healey said, citing recent grid performance data.
Why it matters: Speakers said Massachusetts can bring on the fastest, cheapest new generation in the near term — rooftop and distributed solar plus storage — but only if the state accelerates capital projects on the distribution system, finishes permitting reforms and preserves consumer and workforce protections.
Industry speakers emphasized interconnection work already approved by the Department of Public Utilities, urging the state…
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