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BOSTON – April 10, 2025 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is announcing that the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (MCCB), in partnership with Rewiring America, Abode Energy Management and a coalition of state government and energy efficiency program partners, is launching the first-ever Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder. This new digital tool will make it easier for Massachusetts homeowners and renters to get incentives and tax credits to lower energy bills, boost energy efficiency, and upgrade to new home appliances.
The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder allows residents to identify all available clean energy incentives, rebates and tax credit options across programs offered by energy efficiency program sponsors, municipal light plants, and state and federal agencies. The comprehensive, consumer-facing digital tool easily provides residents with incentive and tax credit options across a broad range of clean energy improvement categories, including weatherization and energy efficiency, heating and cooling electrification, electrical upgrades associated with solar panels and electric vehicles, and efficient appliances.
"The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder will save families time and money when upgrading their homes," said Governor Maura Healey. "This is a core component of our Energy Affordability Agenda – lowering energy bills by boosting energy efficiency and helping residents access all the benefits they are eligible for, without a lot of hassle."
"Residents in different zip codes qualify for different rebates, and this new tool will help residents get support to upgrade their homes no matter where they live," said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. "Our Energy Affordability Agenda will help more residents get access to energy efficiency services, knocking big costs off their bills."
"So many of us are faced with a daunting pile of paperwork and research when our furnace breaks or when we want to make the switch to solar – the Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder is here to help," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. "The state and the federal government offer a lot of support. We encourage everyone to see what you might qualify for. There are a lot of ways to lower your bill and switch to electricity, and this tool will make it easier."
"Upgrading your home with energy efficient appliances like induction stoves and heat pump hot water heaters is a great way to save money, improve indoor air quality, and do your part to halt dangerous climate pollution," said Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer. "Our Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder is the easy-to-use tool you’ve been waiting for! Save time and maybe even have some fun plugging into programs and tax credits to bank major savings. Ka-ching for climate!"
"The clean energy improvement landscape is well resourced, but it can feel disjointed and confusing to consumers," said Maggie Super Church, Director of Policies and Programs at the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank. "This new interactive digital tool will help Massachusetts residents find and utilize benefits to help pay for clean energy improvement projects by centralizing available incentives and rebate programs in one simple, searchable location. No matter who you are or where you live, there are clean energy incentives available to you, and this new tool will make it easy to identify them."
"Massachusetts's leading electrification and energy-efficiency programs are a prime example of a state seizing the opportunity to combat rising costs for its residents,” said Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America. Massachusetts's innovative programs are expanding access to energy-efficient electric appliances and projects that lower monthly energy bills. Now, thanks to Rewiring America's partnership with the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank, Abode Energy Management, and so many others, Massachusetts residents can find and access these savings programs in just a few clicks."
"Collaborations like these help to streamline and simplify access to energy efficiency resources for Massachusetts residents," said the Sponsors of Mass Save. "By connecting consumers and residents with resources across a number of programs in one place, we can empower them to take action and continue driving progress toward our shared energy savings goals."
"Massachusetts is committed to making clean energy more accessible, and the Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder is a game-changer for residents looking to take advantage of available incentives," said MassCEC CEO Emily Reichert. "By simplifying the process of finding rebates and tax credits, this tool will help more households transition to clean energy solutions, make cost-saving upgrades, and lower their utility bills."
"ENE is pleased to have worked with and supported the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank, Rewiring America, Abode, and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources in creating the Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder, a new digital tool designed to simplify access to incentives, rebates, and funding for clean energy programs," said John G. Tzimorangas, President and CEO of Energy New England, LLC. "This consolidated view and location will hopefully give the customers all of the available information in one place, and make their options and decision making easier and simpler to navigate."
"The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) is excited to make sure that the customers living in the Municipal Light Plant (MLP) towns we represent have access to accurate and comprehensive information on the rebates and incentives available to them, so that they can make the best electrification and energy efficiency choices for their home and lives," said Zoe Eckert, Sustainable Energy Program & Policy Senior Manager for MMWEC.
"This database will not only help residents access funding for practical clean energy solutions," said Dave Boettcher, CEO of Abode Energy Management. "But this will also serve as a resource for contractors and stakeholders throughout the state, enabling better utilization of incentives for residential decarbonization projects."
"The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder will be an extremely helpful new online tool that will help Boston residents navigate the clean energy incentives available to them, making it easier and more affordable to improve their homes while cutting energy costs," said Oliver Sellers-Garcia, the City of Boston's Environment Commissioner and Green New Deal Director. "The Energy Savings Finder tool is exactly the kind of resource we need for our newly announced Boston Energy Saver program, a hands-on program that solves technical, financial, and logistical issues related to energy efficiency and electrification for Boston households. By lowering barriers to clean energy adoption, the Commonwealth and the City are working together to ensure that every resident — regardless of income or housing type — has the opportunity to be part of Boston’s transition to a carbon-free future."
The new Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder combines a comprehensive database of clean energy improvement incentives, created by the MCCB and Abode Energy Management in collaboration with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the MCCB's Energy Saver Home Loan Program, with an interactive open-source portal coded by Rewiring America, a national nonprofit focused on building electrification. The new consumer-facing tool will create a no-wrong-door experience for Massachusetts consumers seeking home efficiency and clean energy improvements.
Current clean energy incentives and rebates vary across Massachusetts, depending not only on income, but also on where a resident lives, who supplies their energy, and whether they rent or own their home. For instance, two residents of neighboring communities who own their homes and earn similar incomes will have different clean energy incentives available to them, if one community is supplied by a municipal light plant and another is served by a Mass Save sponsor.
The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder takes these variables into account and details the energy incentives available to residents of every Massachusetts community — empowering residents to increase the efficiency of their homes, reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and lower their utility costs.
How it works
For example, in Holyoke, a homeowner looking to add solar power and storage could use the Energy Savings Finder to identify local and state rebates of up to $1,000 each for the installation of solar PV and battery storage systems, plus additional federal tax credits for each improvement. The Holyoke homeowner could also find incentives from Holyoke Gas & Electric of up to $200 for a new induction stove and up to $2,000 plus federal tax credits for home weatherization.
In Adams, a homeowner looking to transition their home heating and cooling away from fossil fuels could use the Energy Savings Finder to discover a Mass Save rebate of up to $15,000 for a whole home ground source geothermal heat pump and additional federal tax credits. In order to maximize the efficiency of their new heating and cooling system, the Adams homeowner could also use the Energy Savings Finder to identify Mass Save weatherization incentives for 75 percent of qualified home insulation measures and 100 percent of home air sealing measures, plus federal tax credits.
In Framingham, a homeowner could use the Energy Savings Finder to identify incentives to help electrify their home heating and cooling including up to $10,000 from Mass Save for partial or whole home air sourced heat pumps, plus additional federal tax credits. The Framingham homeowner could also use the Energy Savings Finder to identify incentives up to $1,400 from Eversource for electrical wiring or an electrical panel upgrade to power a Level 2 EV charger.
In Mattapan, a homeowner looking to replace an aging hot water heater and drafty single-pane windows could use the Energy Savings Finder to identify a $750 incentive for a new heat pump hot water heater and rebates of $75 per Energy Star certified window from Mass Save, plus additional federal tax credits for each improvement.
The Savings Finder will be a live, ongoing resource that will update as the incentive landscape changes.
The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder is hosted by the MCCB, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the City of Boston's Retrofit Resource Hub, Mass Save, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, and Energy New England.
The Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder will be promoted by the "Climate Action is for All of Us" statewide media campaign that encourages residents to explore ways to participate in state initiatives such as energy efficiency, weatherization, electric vehicle adoption, and residential solar programs. An integrated media strategy designed to maximize reach and engagement through statewide outreach via accessible and inclusive materials distributed online and in person will re-launch in May.
About the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey created the MCCB in June 2023 as the nation’s first green bank dedicated to affordable housing. MassHousing is incubating and stewarding the MCCB’s growth in collaboration with two partners that are experienced in delivering green energy solutions into sectors beyond affordable housing: the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (MassDevelopment). The MCCB is organized to promote clean energy solutions for low- and moderate-income households by leveraging federal, state, and private funds. Massachusetts has prioritized accelerated investment in affordable homes -- where residents bear a disproportionate burden of energy costs, and where families have been disproportionately impacted by pollution from fossil fuels. For more information about the MCCB, please visit our website at www.massclimatebank.com.
About MassHousing
MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 to confront the Commonwealth’s housing challenges. The Agency raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners, and to developers who build or preserve mixed-income rental housing. MassHousing does not use taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations. As a mission-driven agency, MassHousing uses housing finance to strengthen communities and lay the foundation for economic prosperity. Since its inception, MassHousing has provided more than $29 billion in housing finance. For more information, visit the MassHousing website at www.masshousing.com.
About Rewiring America
Rewiring America is the leading electrification nonprofit, focused on electrifying our homes, communities, and businesses. We develop accessible, actionable data and tools, and build coalitions and partnerships to make going electric easier for households and communities. Rewiring America helps Americans save money, tackle nationwide emissions goals, improve health, and build the next generation of the clean energy workforce. We believe in an abundant, flourishing, climate-safe future, and know that, together, we can realize one.
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