No-cost Home Energy Assessment

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Home Energy

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Why an assessment of your home and energy systems? 

  1. Do you want to get rid of energy inefficiencies in your home, cold drafts, moisture or mold?
  2. Improve temperature control?
  3. Insulate against noise?
  4. Address problems with ice dams and other structural concerns?
  5. Are you concerned about your home  contributing to allergies, asthma, or heat related health issues?
  6. Are your energy bills higher than you like? Do you just feel like energy and comfort are being wasted, but you don’t know where, or what to do about it?

A Mass Save Home Energy Assessment (HEA) can help with all those. And it’s no-cost!

Virtual! Due to COVID-19, Mass Save is offering Virtual Home Energy Assessments. You can check your eligibility here and click the Deeper Dive tab for more info.

Rebates! It will also qualify you for incentives including air-sealing; rebates off up to $2,750 on qualifying energy-efficient equipment upgrades; no-cost LED light bulbs; showerheads and power strips (sent to your home) if the assessment identifies those; and a 0% loan program for financing HVAC and energy efficiency measures. Best of all, the cost of approved insulation and other weatherization will be 75% covered by Mass Save. 

If you had an assessment in the last two years and already have a Mass Save  insulation recommendation, you can still qualify for the 75% incentive! Check with the company who did that assessment to check if you qualify, and if you do, the 100% incentive will be applied to the existing assessment.

A MassSave Home Energy Assessment is the first step and will give you a good idea of the energy efficiency of your home currently and help guide you in deciding on actions you can take. You have to actually take action on the recommended measures to reduce the carbon footprint of your home. If you are interested in making more comprehensive changes to make your home highly efficient and really reduce the carbon footprint of your home, going toward net-zero, contact us and we can connect you with an Home Energy coach. If you are renovating, make sure to check out this action.

Steps to Take

Virtual assessments (during COVID):

  1. Sign up for a no-cost virtual home energy assessment or call 1-866-527-SAVE (7283) to schedule your VIRTUAL Home Energy Assessment with a Mass Save Energy Specialist. Have your electric and natural gas bill account number ready. 
  2. You will be asked to provide specific photos or pieces of information shortly before the virtual home energy assessment.
  3. During the virtual home energy assessment, you will likely be asked to show the heating and cooling systems, the attic, exterior walls and basement to determine if any areas need insulation, lights and thermostats.
  4. At the end of the virtual home energy assessment, you will receive recommended actions for property improvements. 
  5. You will then schedule a tentative date for any recommended insulation and air sealing. These in-home improvements will only be completed upon your approval and once the state, the Mass Save program, and the vendor are confident that they can do the work safely.
  6. Receive recommended no-cost energy saving products that will instantly save you money (including LED light bulbs, smart thermostats and smart powerstrips), shipped directly to your door for you to install.
  7.  Access generous Mass Save rebates and incentives to make recommended long-term energy-saving upgrades to your home. 
  8. Let us know how it went by leaving a Testimonial. 
     

If you live in a condo, the organization who assigns condo assessments is Multifamily Market Integrator.

  1. Call them at 1-800-594-7277.
  2. Online sign-up is here.
  3. Let us know how it went by leaving a Testimonial.

Deep Dive

Why is it no-cost to me? As a National Grid or Eversource customer, you have already been paying into this program through your utility bill, so it’s worthwhile to take advantage of it. Thanks to the Green Communities Act of 2008, Massachusetts utilities and energy efficiency service providers that sponsor Mass Save are required by the state to provide energy efficiency programs.

What does a home energy assessment entail? A customized energy report tailored specifically to your home.

Energy-saving products recommended during your assessment delivered to your door at no cost, and for you to install, such as:

  1. ENERGY STAR® LED light bulbs
  2. Advanced power strips
  3. Low-flow showerheads
  4. Faucet aerators
  5. Efficient thermostats

Also,

  1. Limited time offer for 100% off approved insulation improvements.
  2. No-cost targeted air sealing.
  3. Generous rebates of up to $2,750 on qualifying energy-efficient heating, cooling, and water heating equipment.
  4. The opportunity to apply for 0% HEAT Loan financing for eligible upgrades. 

I had one of these a while ago? Can I have one again? If you have not had your home assessed in the last two years, you can have it done again. It may be time to improve your insulation, or check out technologies like smart thermostats, and the incentives for retrofits may have changed as well. 

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