Clients: Clean Energy Group and Vote Solar
Authors: Tanya Stasio, PhD, Elizabeth A. Stanton, PhD and Joshua R. Castigliego
May 2026
Massachusetts electric demand is expected to increase substantially by 2050, creating the need for additional electric generating capacity. Behind-the-meter (BTM) solar and solar paired with storage resources provide an opportunity for meeting this demand while reducing energy bills for customers, increasing renewable energy integration, and improving grid resiliency. On behalf of the Clean Energy Group and Vote Solar, AEC Senior Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Principal Economist Elizabeth A. Stanton, PhD, and Senior Researcher Joshua R. Castigliego prepared a report that estimates the technical potential for BTM solar and solar paired with storage and the opportunity for these distributed energy resources to reduce expected increases in Massachusetts’ peak electric demand.
Link to Electrification with Equity, Part 2 Report
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