Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

MuniHELPS - Offered by 17 Utilities through the MMWEC

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
Utility
State:
Massachusetts
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Photovoltaics, Clothes Washers, Dishwasher, Refrigerators/Freezers, Dehumidifiers, Water Heaters, Lighting, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat pumps, Air conditioners, Duct/Air sealing, Building Insulation, Other EE, Tankless Water Heater
Website:
https://www.munihelps.org/rebates-incentives/
Incentive Amount:
Varies by utility
Maximum Incentive:
Varies by utility
Administrator:
MMWEC in collaboration with municipal utilities
Applicable Sectors:
Residential
Utility:
Town of Ashburnham, Town of Boylston, Chicopee City of, Town of Groton, Holyoke City of, Hull Municipal Light Plant, Town of Ipswich, City of Marblehead, Town of Paxton, Town of Princeton, City of Russell, Town of Shrewsbury, Town of South Hadley, Town of Sterling, Town of Templeton, Town of Wakefield, West Boylston Town of, City of Westfield
Last Updated:
02/14/2019

Summary

The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) provides the Home Energy Loss Prevention Services (HELPS) Program to eighteen municipal utilities in Massachusetts. 

HELPS offers a home energy audit, appliance and lighting rebates, air conditioner and heat pump rebates, and other incentives for the implementation of measures recommended in an audit. Participating utilities customize the suite of rebates provided to customers in order to help those customers implement measures recommended in the energy audit. In addition, HELPS offers utilities the opportunity to offer rebates for installing solar photovoltaic systems.

The following municipalities offer HELPS rebates: Ashburnham, Boylston, Chicopee, Groton, Holyoke, Hull, Ipswich, Marblehead, Paxton, Princeton, Russell, Shrewsbury, South Hadley, Sterling, Templeton, Wakefield, West Boylston, and Westfield. Please check the MuniHELPS list of rebate programs to verify programs and to download each utility's rebate application.