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DOER Finalizes SMART Program Emergency Regulations

07/21/2020   |   BY Tanya M. Larrabee

The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has finished the required Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program 400MW review and emergency... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents PeoplesBank in financing of three solar facilities to Lodestar Energy

06/17/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen’s Renewable Energy Group represented lender PeoplesBank in financing for the construction of three ground-mounted solar facilities totaling 19 MW... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Agilitas Energy, LLC in construction and term loan for Massachusetts solar project

06/03/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen’s Renewable Energy Group represented Agilitas Energy, and its affiliate, in a construction and term loan for a utility... Read More »

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Extension to Tax Credits Provides Relief to the Renewable Energy Industry

06/02/2020   |   BY Beth A. Goldstein and Tanya M. Larrabee

The United States Treasury Department formally extended the eligibility deadlines for Production Tax Credits (PTC) and Investment Tax Credits (ITC)... Read More »

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Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Emergency Regulations Update

05/20/2020   |   BY Beth A. Goldstein and Tanya M. Larrabee

On April 15, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources released its long-awaited updates to the state’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable... Read More »

Northeast State Solar Programs in Light of COVID-19

04/22/2020   |   BY Tanya M. Larrabee and Amy L. Hahn

COVID-19 is impacting industries across the globe and clean energy is no exception. As the pandemic continues to influence economic... Read More »

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Client Alert: Wash Your Hands, Then Check Your Force Majeure Provisions

03/09/2020   |   BY Tanya M. Larrabee

As the threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19) intensifies, so does the likelihood that the virus will affect the solar and storage... Read More »

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Congratulations to our client, Bartlett’s Farm, on the completion of their second ground-mounted solar installation

02/27/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Congratulations to our client, Bartlett’s Farm, on the completed second phase of their two-part solar installation, making it the largest PV... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Cambridge Savings Bank in the financing of three solar facilities in Massachusetts

11/06/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen’s Renewable Energy team represented Cambridge Savings Bank in a portfolio construction bridge and term loan to Kearsarge... Read More »

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Getting Up to Speed: FERC’s Attempt to Update PURPA

11/06/2019   |   BY Tanya M. Larrabee

On September 19, 2019, in an effort to modernize the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA), the Federal... Read More »

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Sherin and Lodgen represents Wellesley Bank in financing for two solar facilities in Massachusetts

10/25/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen LLP’s Renewable Energy Practice Group represented Wellesley Bank in the financing for two ground-mounted solar facilities in... Read More »

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What’s Up With Offshore Wind?

10/08/2019   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

In August, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the branch of the Department of the Interior tasked with managing... Read More »