SMART 3.0 (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) · MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
SMART 3.0 brings annual adjustable blocks, expanded low-income adders, and tighter land-use rules - replacing the long-running SMART 2.0 tariff structure.
Project cap
Up to 5 MW AC
Typical savings
10–15% off net metering credits
LMI requirement
Low-income community shared solar adder
Utilities
Eversource · National Grid · Unitil
Program overview
The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program is administered by DOER under 225 CMR 28.00. SMART 3.0 - finalized through 2025 stakeholder process - replaces the prior block structure with annual adjustable capacity blocks, sharper low-income and storage adders, and stricter land-use mitigation. Community solar projects are compensated through a tariff-based incentive payment plus virtual net metering credits to subscribers.
The laws & rules
Governs eligibility, incentive rates, capacity blocks, and program requirements. Annual capacity blocks replace the prior 1,600 MW total cap.
STGUs (solar tariff generation units) capped at 5 MW AC. Land-use mitigation fees apply for greenfield sites above defined thresholds.
Low-Income Community Shared Solar (LICSS) and Low-Income Property adders provide premium incentive rates for qualifying projects.
Behind-the-meter and front-of-meter storage adders, plus agrivoltaic dual-use adders, can stack onto base community solar incentives.
Utilities we deliver in
Eversource · National Grid · Unitil
What Cannon does in Massachusetts
Site origination with land-use mitigation modeling, MassDEP brownfield navigation, and SMART 3.0 block-capacity timing strategy.
Ground-mount, dual-use ag, and rooftop community solar with paired storage. Prevailing-wage compliant; experienced with all three MA utility interconnection processes.
Long-term tariff payment reconciliation, snow + nor'easter response, and IE-grade reporting under the SMART 3.0 compliance framework.
LICSS-compliant LMI enrollment, virtual net metering credit allocation, and US-based subscriber support across Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil.
Why we win Massachusetts
SMART 3.0 transition expertise - most competitors are still adapting from SMART 2.0
Storage + agrivoltaic adder stacking we can engineer from day one
In-house W-2 crews mean nor'easter response in hours, not days