Energy Efficiency and Electrification

Making your home or business more energy efficient is a great way to save money and help the environment, and electrifying is essential to reducing our carbon emissions. Here are some government-funded programs that offer funding (incentives, rebates, loans, discounts, and more) to help you make the most of your electricity.

Mass Save

You already pay for the Mass Save program! Mass Save is funded by the "energy efficiency" charge on electric bills and is overseen by Eversource. This money is used to provide low-to-no cost energy conservation measures to Massachusetts residents. Even if you have participated in the program before, the program revises its offers every 3 years, so it is worth revisiting to see how else you can save!

Visit masssave.com for information about energy saving products and advice on energy efficiency best practices for new construction. They also provide no-cost Home Energy Assessments, which evaluates your home for free and recommends easy energy efficiency measures like weatherization they can implement for you.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Once you've lowered your electricity bill by improving efficiency, consult MassCEC. They help connect homeowners and renters with resources to finance and implement electrification measures. This includes:

  • Electric transportation, such as EVs and EV charging, electric bicycles, bike sharing programs, and public transportation resources
  • Solar power, such as solar water heating, electricity generation, battery storage, and community solar programs
  • Electric heating and cooling, such as air-source and ground-source/geothermal heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and heat pump laundry machines
  • Weatherization, air sealing, air stripping, and insulation
  • Appliances, such as induction or electric stoves and battery-powered lawn equipment

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

The executive branch of the Commonwealth government includes the EEA, which provides much of the funding and organization for these programs. Their go-to resource for residents is called Everyone Can Take Climate Action. Click here to explore their list of trusted resources.