NStar, Evergreen team up on solar power

NStar and Evergreen Solar Inc. today unveiled an alliance designed to promote solar power in Eastern Massachusetts.

NStar provides electricity in Boston and 80 suburbs; it’s also a provider of gas to 51 communities. Evergreen Solar, of Marlborough, makes solar panels.

The alliance will combine Evergreen’s technology and NStar’s expertise and customer relationships to promote cost-effective solar options for consumers, the companies said.

The alliance can ‘‘significantly accelerate closing the gap between solar and conventional energy costs,’’ Evergreen’s chief executive, Richard M. Feldt, said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)