Plans for large solar farms sprouting in Massachusetts (Boston)

Solar energy systems could grow in a big way this year in Massachusetts — and not just in number.

New state incentives and regulations are making it possible for the construction of large solar “farms” on tracts of land or very large rooftops, a scale familiar to neighboring states but rare in Massachusetts.

Local developers have already proposed construction of at least 10 megawatts of solar — enough to power 10,000 houses — in a handful of projects, and solar installers across the state are talking with commercial building owners about large systems on rooftops that could add several more megawatts.

Read more about the incentive program in Massachusetts in the Boston Business Journal.