Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Residential & Small-Scale Air-Source Heat Pump Program

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
State
State:
Massachusetts
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Heat pumps
Website:
http://www.masscec.com/get-clean-energy/residential/air-source-heat-pumps
Incentive Amount:
Single-Head Systems: $625 - $1,500 per system
Central or Multi-Head System: $625-$1,500 per 12,000 BTU/hr
Maximum Incentive:
Residential: $2,500
Residential (120% of state median income): $3,200
Residential (80% of state median income): $6,000
Non-Residential: $12,500
Non-Residential (Public/Non-Profit): $16,000
Non-Residential (Affordable Housing): $30,000
Eligible System Size:
Single-Head Ductless systems:
Residential: 3 units
Non-Residential: 20 units

Central or Multi-Head Systems:
Residential: 48,000 BTU/hr
Non-Residential: 240,000 BTU/hr
Equipment Requirements:
See the Program Manual, available on the program website, for a complete list of equipment requirements.
Installation Requirements:
Installer(s) must demonstrate that they have received proper training and qualification.
Administrator:
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Multifamily Residential, Low Income Residential, Institutional
Budget :
$30 million through 2020 (Entire Clean Heating & Cooling Program)
Last Updated:
05/22/2017
Funding Source
Renewable Energy Trust Fund

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
$/Unit625.0000
Residential
Heat pumps
max $2500.0000
Residential
Heat pumps
max $6000.0000
Low Income Residential
Heat pumps
min $/Unit800.0000
Low Income Residential
Heat pumps
$/Unit625.0000
Commercial
Multifamily Residential
Heat pumps
max $12500.0000
Commercial
Multifamily Residential
Heat pumps
$/Unit800.0000
Local Government
Nonprofit
Schools
State Government
Federal Government
Heat pumps
max $16000.0000
Local Government
Nonprofit
Schools
State Government
Federal Government
Heat pumps
max $30000.0000
Multifamily Residential
Heat pumps

Summary

Massachusetts offers rebates for the installation of small-scale, high-efficiency, cold-climate air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) in residential, commercial, public, and non-profit buildings.

Project sites must be located in a utility territory that contributes to the Renewable Energy Trust Fund (National Grid, Eversource, Unitil, and municipal light plants that have agreed to pay into the fund). Alternatively, the project may be located in the territory of a municipal light plant that does not pay into the fund if the project will be replacing an existing (non-ASHP) electric heating system.

Rebate amount varies by type and size of project. Rebate amounts are as follows:

Residential:

  • Single-Head System: $625 per system (3 system maximum)
  • Single-Head System (120% state median income): $800 per system (3 system maximum)
  • Single-Head System (80% state median income): $1,500 per system (3 system maximum)
  • Central or Multi-Head System: $625 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $2,500
  • Central or Multi-Head System (120% of state median income): $800 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $3,200
  • Central or Multi-Head System (80% of state median income): $1,500 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $6,000

Small-Scale Non-Residential Entities:

  • Single-Head System: $625 per system (20 system maximum)
  • Single-Head System (Public-Non-Profit): $800 per system (20 system maximum)
  • Single-Head System (Affordable Housing): $1,500 per system (20 system maximum)
  • Central or Multi-Head System: $625 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $12,500
  • Central or Multi-Head System (Public/Non-Profit): $800 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $16,000
  • Central or Multi-Head System (Affordable Housing): $1,500 per 12,000 BTU/hr, up to $30,000

An individual project system owner may not be awarded more than $500,000 in total awards through this program and the commercial-scale ASHP program in a fiscal year.

A complete list of equipment eligibility requirements is available in the Program Manual. Cooling only units and single-stage heat pumps are not eligible from rebates under this program. 

After a project is completed, rebate applications and other required documents may be submitted via email. Applications must be submitted before the program deadline and within 60 days of project completion. For application details, see the Program Manual.