The Baker administration, which favors keeping a
cap in place on one solar subsidy program, is now tinkering with another solar
price support.
State officials say they plan to change the way a key solar
subsidy is auctioned to curb price speculation by hedge funds and Wall Street
firms. Judith Judson, the commissioner of the state Department of Energy
Resources, estimates the changes in auction rules will save electricity
ratepayers at least $20 million a year.
