A new analysis from Harvard Forest and Mass Audubon argues that Massachusetts could meet its ambitious goals for solar power while preserving forests and farmland.
A technician removes a solar panel from a lift during a solar panel installation on the rooftop of Boston Building Resources in Jamaica Plain.
But doing so will require changes in state incentives and planning efforts to encourage more solar on rooftops and covered parking lots, and more ground-mounted solar on smaller patches of already-developed or degraded landAnother suggestion: more solar panels in giant suburban backyards.
The Harvard Forest-Mass Audubon report acknowledges that putting commercial solar projects in smaller, more complicated sites will cost more. The report estimates that their mid-range land-preservation scenario will cost about $900 million more than a business-as-usual plan. But it argues that when the land's carbon storage value is taken into account — an estimated $940-$980 million — preserving nature is actually a bargain.
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