Energy credits generated from local solar projects owned by Ameresco and co-developed with BlueWave in Hopedale and Mendon, MA will reduce BCBSMA’s electricity costs, enable clean, local community solar power, and help reduce air pollution in Massachusetts.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) has entered into a long-term agreement to purchase 2.6 megawatts (MW) of net metering credits from five community solar projects located in Hopedale and Mendon, MA.
These projects, owned by Ameresco, Inc. (Ameresco) of Framingham, MA, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, and co-developed with BlueWave Capital, LLC (BlueWave) of Boston, MA, will enable residents and businesses in the Blackstone Valley and throughout National Grid territory of Southeastern Massachusetts to lower their electricity costs and reduce carbon emissions. Overall, these projects will comprise a total of approximately 6.9 MW of renewable power.
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