AMERICANS could receive up to $15,000 in rebates for buying new appliances as energy prices rise.
Energy costs are expected to skyrocket this winter and an energy efficiency program is looking to give out $15,000 in rebates to help Americans save money.
Mass Save is a program sponsored by a number of major Massachusetts utility companies that came together to help energy customers save in multiple ways.
Massachusetts utility companies and energy-efficient service providers are required to provide energy-efficient programs to their customers by law because of the Green Communities Act of 2008.
What is Mass Save?
Mass Save helps Massachusetts residents save energy, money and reduce the environmental impacts of their energy use, according to the director of customer energy management at National Grid.
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Chris Porter with National Grid said it aids Massachusetts homeowners in switching from fossil-fuel-based heating systems to electric-based heating and cooling systems.
Mr Porter explained the goal of the energy efficiency program to MassLive News.
“What we are trying to do, recognizing that energy-efficient appliances will save customers money over time – because they’ll use less energy and thus lower utility bills,
"They often times come with higher upfront costs and so we try to use the rebates and incentives in order to encourage customers to save money and save energy over time," said Mr Porter.
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In order to receive your rebate for energy-efficient household appliances, Mass Save outlined that rebate forms must be in by February 28, 2023 with supporting documentation.
Rebates and incentives
Residents who choose to become more energy efficient will benefit from the rebates.
The changes are expected to lower energy costs and improve the comfort of your home.
Here's how much you'll receive for heating and cooling:
- Air source heat pumps: up to $10,000 rebate
- Ground source heat pumps: up to $15,000 rebate
- Heat pump water heaters: $750 instant rebate
- Integrated controls: up to $1,500 rebate
- Gas heating and water heaters: up to $2,750 rebate for heating equipment, up to $700 rebate for water heaters
- Oil heating and water heaters: up to $650 for heating equipment, up to $400 rebate for water heaters
- Propane heating and water heaters: up to $2,300 for heating equipment, up to $700 rebate for water heaters
- Smart and programmable thermostats: Up to $100 rebate or instant discount
Here's how much you'll receive for weatherization:
- Home insulation: 75 percent to 100 percent off insulation, plus no-cost air sealing of leaks in drafty areas of your home
- ENERGY STAR certified windows: $75 per window
Who is eligible?
The rebate offers are only valid for residential customers in Massachusetts where Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, Eversource, Liberty Utilities, National Grid, or Unitil is the Program Sponsor.
Massachusetts residents in municipal electric territories are also eligible for energy rebates if they're a natural gas heating customer of one of the sponsors of Mass Save.
Homeowners need to have their "ENERGY STAR certified" equipment purchased and installed by a licensed contractor before December 31.
The equipment eligible for the rebate through Mass Save must also be new and installed to replace oil, propane, natural gas, or electric baseboard as the primary heating system, according to the site.
If the energy-saving equipment is installed in individual units in residential complexes of five units or more, that resident would not be eligible for whole-home rebates.
Even if someone's occupying a unit in a one to four unit building that's part of larger complex, they wouldn't be eligible for whole-home rebates but may receive the partial-home rebate amounts.
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