The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program incorporates an Energy Shared Storage Adder to a more traditional renewable incentive program. Solar projects that participate are eligible to get an additional compensation rate if they pair with energy storage, and the bigger the storage is and the longer duration it is, the larger the incentive.
The SMART program contains a combination of measures designed to incentivize solar projects that will serve low-income customers. The SMART program set base compensation rates for solar projects, and includes adders for certain types of projects. Â Community solar projects in which half of the energy output will serve low-income customers will be awarded 6 cents per kilowatt-hour on top of the base compensation rate. If a low-income community solar project is small (less than 25 kW), it will qualify to receive 230% of the base compensation rate.