Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement to purchase 2.6 megawatts (MW) of net metering credits from five community solar projects located in Hopedale and Mendon, MA. These projects, owned by Ameresco, Inc. and co-developed with BlueWave Capital, LLC Overall, these projects will comprise a total of approximately 6.9 MW of renewable power. Net metering credits are produced by generating renewable energy from solar and applying those credits to customer utility bills, reducing a customer's overall monthly electricity costs. The five projects will increase the amount of power generated by community solar projects in Massachusetts by an estimated 13% 1 and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 6,300 metric tons, the equivalent of taking 1,328 cars off the road.