Rebates & Incentives for your Home

Residential Energy Assistance Program (REAP)

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Financial assistance at 0% interest for various projects including heat pumps/mini-splits, gas furnaces and boilers, central ACs, water heaters, weatherization, EV charging infrastructure and solar PV.

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Rebates for Appliances, Weatherization, Electric Lawn Equipment & Heating and Cooling

Rebates available for qualifying appliances, central air conditioners, heat pumps/mini-splits, electric lawn equipment and weatherization projects including insulation and air sealing.

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Heat Pump & Mini-Split Incentives and Educational Resources

A variety of rebates and incentives are available for heat pumps and mini-splits, and HG&E has educational resources to help you learn about the technology.

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Connected Homes

Receive an ongoing $5-$30/month incentive for allowing brief, remote adjustments to your wifi/smart device a few times each month. (Available for qualifying thermostats, water heaters, heat pump controllers and home battery storage systems.)

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Electric Vehicle Incentives & Education

Find information on electric vehicles, including incentives available, such as HG&E's EV Charger Program, which provides $5-$10/month & a rebate up to $250-$450 for a Level 2 charger in exchange for avoiding charging during peak times.

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Beat the Peak

Help us keep costs and carbon emissions down by signing up to receive alerts when demand for energy is highest.

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Free Home Energy Audits

Get a free customized assessment of your home to help determine the most cost-effective ways to reduce your energy bills.

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Solar Energy for Residential Customers

Learn more about how installing your own renewable energy system works in HG&E’s service territory as well as available incentives.

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Energy Saving Tips

Discover a variety of ways you can reduce your energy use!

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Tesla Powerwall Demand Response Program

Receive a $1,000 rebate for your Tesla Powerwall and monthly incentive of $8/kW based on the amount of electricity your battery dispatches onto the grid during electric peaks when you enroll in this program.

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Water Heater Education Webpage

Learn more about various types of common residential water heaters available including a water heater cost comparison chart and calculator.

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MLP Z-Loan: 0% Interest Loan Up to $25,000

Finance eligible energy efficiency upgrades including heat pumps & mini-splits, hot water heaters, insulation and weatherization barriers with a 0% interest loan up to $25,000 and a 5-year repayment term. An energy audit completed within the past two years is required.

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New England Heat Pump Accelerator Instant Incentive ($300-$650+)

Receive an instant discount on qualifying heat pump equipment through this EPA-funded regional program. Incentives include $650 per outdoor heat pump or mini-split unit (limit 2) and $300 per heat pump water heater (limit 1). These discounts can be combined with HG&E's existing residential rebates.

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Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Income-qualified homeowners and renters may receive free energy-saving improvements and repairs through Springfield Partners for Community Action (phone: 413-263-6500). Eligible services may include energy audits, insulation, air sealing, weatherstripping, replacement windows and doors, and certain health and safety upgrades like removing asbestos or old knob-and-tube wiring.

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Heating System Repair & Replacement Program (HeartWAP)

This program is offered through the Valley Opportunity Council in Holyoke (413-552-1548) and helps low-income homeowners who have no heat or unsafe heating conditions by providing free heating system repair and replacement services. If sufficient funds are available after the heating season, HEARTWAP will complete maintenance work (clean and tunes) and replace heating systems that are in poor condition and not worth repairing. Funds are also available for asbestos abatement only as needed to enable heating system repairs or replacements to be completed safely.

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Energy Saver Home Loan Program

Low-interest (0.5%-2%) second mortgage loans are available for $10,000-$100,000 for 1-4 family houses in Massachusetts through the Energy Saver Home Loan Program to assist with a variety of energy saving home improvements, potentially including knob and tube wiring removal and also asbestos remediation. Click here for the full list of eligible improvements. To receive financing through the program, home improvements must reduce total energy usage by at least 20%. 1/3 of project costs are provided to the customer and contractor at the start of project and remaining amount is provided after an inspection is completed. Contact the Center for EcoTechnology for more information (Phone: 413-303-0667, Email: energysaver@cetonline.org).

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Rental Neighborhood Improvement Program

This program is offered through OneHolyoke CDC and provides low-interest loans of up to $21,000/unit available for multi-family rental properties with low-income tenants for various building improvements.

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Low-Interest Financing

Various companies offer low-interest financing options to help with energy efficiency projects such as heat pump installations. For example, People's Bank offers an Energy Efficiency Home Equity Loan with a lower interest rate available for energy efficiency projects. Mitsubishi Diamond Contractors also offer a Mitsubishi Synchrony Financing option.

Energy Savings Finder

The Energy Savings Finder tool provides information on HG&E incentives as well as tax credits, state rebates, and additional non-HG&E incentives available to help you reduce your energy use.

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Get a Free Tree Planted on Your Property Through the "Greening the Gateway Cities" Program!

Residents and business owners can order free trees to be planted on their properties in Holyoke as well as in other Gateway Cities across Massachusetts. Because trees create shade, they can reduce the amount of energy needed to cool your home or business! They can also provide air filtration, increase property values, reduce noise and increase animal habitats.

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Alternative Energy Certificates

Qualifying heat pump, solar hot water, and biomass systems may be eligible for Alternative Energy Certificates (AECs) that can provide additional financial incentives.

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Home Efficiency Rebates ("HER") Program Updates

This future potentnial state-funded program may offer incentives for qualifying heating and weatherization upgrades that reduce home energy use by 20% or more. Program details and application requirements are still under development.