Energy Efficiency Rebates

Mass Save (Electric) - Large Commercial Retrofit Program

Massachusetts Electric Co commercial energy efficiency rebate program

program summary

Mass Save organizes commercial, industrial, and institutional conservation services for programs administered by Massachusetts electric companies, gas companies and municipal aggregators. Mass Saves' Deep Energy Retrofit (DER) program is specifically designed to help commercial customers target and upgrade buildings with significant opportunity to reduce greenhouse emissions and save energy.

The programs is available to all customers which have a facility that buys its power from one of Mass Save's member companies. Customers must notify their Mass Save program administrator technical representative to arrange a pre-approval process. Custom applications require documentation and pre-approval of all measures.

Customers with a feasible path towards DER achievement will receive:
• No cost, comprehensive site energy assessment
• No cost building scoping study
• Minimum 50% PA co-pay of detailed technical assessment study
• DER Roadmap to specify pathway to DER qualification
• Up to $20,000 towards required third party commissioning fees

Customers who participate and achieve DER goals within the DER term will receive:
• Milestone DER payment of $0.40/sqft upon achievement of 25% GHG emission reduction
• DER Achievement payment of an additional $0.60/sqft upon achievement of 40% GHG emission
reduction
• Public recognition

Contact your program administrator to learn more; you can find your program administrator by using the tool on the program website listed above.

eligible technologies
Custom/Others pending approval, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, LED Lighting, Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Motor VFDs, Vending Machine Controls
program administrator
Cape Light Compact, Unitil, National Grid, NSTAR, Western Massachusets Electric
program notes
2022-06-14 19:20:21
Annual Review, updated program guidelines and loan amounts
2019-02-18 17:40:34
Updated incentive information.
2019-01-02 15:26:50
Updated incentive information.
2015-10-08 18:43:24
Annual review; updated with 2015 program incentive levels. Rebates are currently offered for large commercial electric customers of Cape Light Compact, Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil for lighting, motors and VFDs, vending misers, energy management systems, and custom improvements.