Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar power products, and NSTAR, an electric and gas delivery company based in Boston, today announced an alliance designed to increase the role of solar power in Eastern Massachusetts. The alliance will leverage Evergreen Solar’s String Ribbon solar power technology with NSTAR’s expertise, capabilities and customer relationships to promote cost-effective solar options for consumers.

“This relationship with a utility can dramatically improve solar market delivery and significantly accelerate closing the gap between solar and conventional energy costs,” said Richard M. Feldt, Chairman, President and CEO of Evergreen Solar. “NSTAR has ideal infrastructure to reduce the non-hardware portion of solar system costs. This vision has been central in Evergreen Solar’s strategy, and we are very pleased to have NSTAR join in this vision and appreciate very much Governor Deval Patrick’s work to help us create this important alliance.”

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