New England Solar Savings
Renewable Energy Vermont
Project completed December 2020
Using hourly, publicly available data, Synapse examined the impact of solar on energy benefits. From 2014-2019, behind-the-meter solar created $1.1 billion in energy benefits in the six New England states. These include savings resulting from purchasing less electricity, as well as savings due to lower overall electricity prices. We estimate that solar contributed to $87 million in public health benefits, and reduced CO2 emissions by 4.6 million metric tons, equivalent to taking one million cars off of the road.