From:	Alice Dunn <adunn@charlesmyer.com>
Sent:	Wednesday, October 26, 2016 4:44 PM
To:	SREC, DOER (ENE)
Subject:	Next Generation  Solar Incentive Straw Proposal

To Whom it may Concern at DOER,

I am an architect in Cambridge who regularly works with residential clients throughout New England 
(mostly in Mass.)  to meet the ever-evolving energy-efficiency standards, and I am a home-owner in 
Lexington, who has benefitted from the Solarize Lexington program and seen so many solar installations 
all over Massachusetts, and I am an alarmed resident of this world, who sees the effects of climate 
change all around us.  I am also a member of The Boston Area Solar Energy Association, and the New 
England Sustainable Energy Assocation.

I am strongly in support of more aggressive support for expansion of solar, and DOER’s efforts to meet 
the objective: “maintain robust growth across all installation sectors”.

I support these comments from Mass Solar:
1) It is crucial to create an interim program to fill the void between the January 8th expiration of the 
SREC II program and the implementation of the new program. 

2) The new incentive program should include a fair definition of forested and agricultural land that does 
not discriminate against solar development as opposed to any other type of development.
 
3) The new incentive should feature a higher adder fee structure and longer terms to encourage projects 
to pencil in the last block, not just the first block.
 
4) The proposal must include a system of assurance to lock in a block rate at the beginning of the project 
development cycle so project owners can accurately predict expenses. A reservation fee similar to 
MassACA may be appropriate.
 
5) DOER should commit to revisiting block changes periodically (for example, once a year) to evaluate 
market signals. The increasing block size and decreasing rate set in advance may not be adequate to 
meet our solar build-out goals.
 
6) A solution for Municipal Light Plants would be to set up a fund that they can opt into, in order to pay 
for their own subsidies on a pro rata basis.

Please extend the SREC-II and span the gap. It is very important to encourage solar development – our 
clients will not buy in if the program gaps create confusion and uncertainty.
We have state-wide and world-wide goals to achieve and we need more stability and continuity!

Thank you, Alice Dunn

Alice Dunn
Project Architect
Charles R. Myer & Partners, Ltd.
875 Main St.  Cambridge, MA 02139
adunn@charlesmyer.com


