Solar power, as is widely known, involves the conversion of the naturally available and abundant sunlight into electricity by the means of scientific techniques. This conversion of sunlight in to energy can help in efficient and economical energy utilization. As the earthly resources are exhaustible and are falling short of their demand, this technique was introduced in the 20th century. Today, it has gained a lot of popularity and prominence in residential as well as industrial usage. Among the large number of initiatives take up by the government of MA to bring about economic development, taking steps to create awareness and make people benefit from solar power, Boston is the foremost in the list. Since MA is considered as one of the states with the maximum energy consumption, utilization of solar energy here is further emphasized.

Boston has become the leader in the use of sunlight as the means of generating electricity. The state government realized the woes of the residents who had to pay high charges for their energy consumption. Boston, in fact, is known to have the highest consumption of electricity and also its per unit cost of electricity is the highest in America after Hawaii. While fast paced industrialization is the major factor behind this, the brunt of high energy costs have to borne by the residents of Boston as well.

In such circumstances, people have found respite in the solar energy systems. Even the government is keen to make this alternative energy system popular among the domestic users. It is with this objective the Massachusetts state government has decided to provide a waiver of $20000 to all households to enable them to purchase and install the solar system for their homes.

The Solar power Boston uses naturally available sunlight to produce electricity with the help of solar panels. The energy thus produced is not only clean it is also renewable and free of cost. Besides the initial investment that is needed for the procurement of the system, one does not need to shell out anything towards this. Since it does not have any moving parts, there is little fear of breakage. They are very low on maintenance. A thorough cleaning once a year is enough to make them last for 20-30 years. And, all this while one can use the electricity without having to pay a single penny.

As the solar generating systems are compact, one can easily install them in business areas and homes. After the installation is done, generating electricity for electronics such as generators, water heaters, heating systems, pool heaters, hot tubs, etc., becomes easy and convenient. Though the installing is easy, you need to hire eligible installers to do this job.  The technique of generating electricity by the natural sunlight is an attempt towards a greener and cleaner future of the city.

Solar power Boston has gained a lot of success majorly because of its many advantages—environment friendly, low maintenance, cost effective, increases savings of users, user friendly, safe, accessible in remote places, and many more. Rebates being provided by the government to make the solar systems available to all residents has further contributed to its success and popularity.