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Mass. solar industry still seeing bright days, but says ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will cast a shadow

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Solar and the Big Beautiful Bill
Michael LaFrange, top, and Hayden Carlson-Moynahan, employees of Valley Solar, install solar panels on the roof of a residence in West Springfield on Thursday. (Steven E. Nanton / Special to The Republican)The Republican

WEST SPRINGFIELD — President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act threw shade on Massachusetts’ solar power development just weeks after energy from the sun saved the state’s electric ratepayers $8 million on one very hot, very sunny day.

“It is the cheapest and the fastest way to bring energy into the state,” Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper said in an interview.

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