Community Solar Deployment and Subscriptions
Cumulative MWac
800
600
400
Massachusetts SMART Program Contributes 560 MWac - 64% of
State's Community Solar Cumulative Deployment
Community Solar Capacity Installed in Massachusetts (MWac)
Operational
Planned
623 825 858 880
200
338
455
249
248
0
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022 2023-H1 Planned
In 2018, Massachusetts started the
Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target
(SMART) Program (after the Solar
Carve-Out II Program closed in 2017).
By 2023 H1, 880 MWac of community
solar projects were in operation.
560 MWac installed via the
SMART program, contributing
64% of the community solar
installation in Massachusetts.
248 MWac planned under
SMART.
Community solar annual installations
have dropped since 2022.
55 MWac installed since 2021.
Growth rates in 2020-2021, 2021-
2022 are 32% and 4%,
respectively.
Data Source: 2015-2020: Sharing the Sun Project List 2022; Planned*: Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART)
Application Update SMART projects only. The "planned" status includes approval/pending/under construction. The darker
blue categorized as the cumulative AC output (MW) for community solar in operation by the corresponding year in
Massachusetts. The light blue represents the AC output (MW) of planned (qualified) community solar projects to be
installed in 2023 H1 and thereafter. Projects "under review" and "waitlist" were not included.
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