Massachusetts
Solar Energy Incentive Programs - Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Solar Power Financial Incentives
Financial Incentives
Corporate Deduction
- Alternative Energy and Energy Conservation Patent Exemption (Corporate)
- Excise Tax Deduction for Solar- or Wind-Powered Systems
Corporate Exemption
Industry Recruitment/Support
Personal Deduction
Personal Tax Credit
Production Incentive
Property Tax Exemption
Sales Tax Exemption
State Grant Program
- MTC - Clean Energy Pre-Development Financing Initiative (Grants)
- MTC - Large Onsite Renewables Initiative (LORI) Grants
- MTC - Matching Grants for Communities
State Loan Program
State Rebate Program
Utility Loan Program
- Berkshire Gas - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- Holyoke Gas & Electric - Commercial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- Holyoke Gas & Electric - Residential Energy Efficiency Loan Program
- MassSAVE - Statewide HEAT Loan Program
- National Grid - Small/Mid-Sized Business Energy Efficiency Loan/Rebate Program
- WMECO - Small Business Energy Advantage
Utility Rebate Program
- Munihelps - Offered by 17 Utilities
- Bay State Gas - Commercial Energy Efficiency Program
- Bay State Gas - Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
- Belmont Municipal Light Department - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Berkshire Gas - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Chicopee Electric Light - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Chicopee Electric Light - Solar Rebate Program
- Concord Municipal Light Plant - Energy-Efficient Lighting Rebate Program
- Concord Municipal Light Plant - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Mansfield Municipal Electric Department - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Marblehead Light Department - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- National Grid - Commercial (Electric) Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
- National Grid – Commercial (Gas) Energy Efficiency Programs
- National Grid – Residential (Electric) Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
- National Grid – Residential (Gas) Energy Efficiency Programs
- National Grid - Small/Mid-Sized Business Energy Efficiency Loan/Rebate Program
- National Grid - Solar Thermal Rebate Program
- New England Gas Company - Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs
- NSTAR - Business Solutions Program
- NSTAR - Construction Solutions Program
- NSTAR - Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
- NSTAR - Small Business Solutions Program
- NSTAR Gas - Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs
- Reading Municipal Light Department - Business Lighting Rebate Program
- Reading Municipal Light Department - ENERGY STAR Appliance Rebate Program
- Shrewsbury Electric - Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
- Unitil - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs
- Unitil - Residential Energy Efficiency Programs
- Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department - Residential Conservation Services Program
- WMECO - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebates
Rules, Regulations & Policies
Appliance/Equipment Efficiency Standards
Building Energy Code
Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Generation Disclosure
Green Power Purchasing/Aggregation
Interconnection
Net Metering
Public Benefits Fund
Renewables Portfolio Standard
Solar Access Law/Guideline
Solar/Wind Permitting Standards
- Model Ordinance for Permitting of Large Wind Facilities
- Model Ordinance for Permitting of Small Wind Facilities
Related Programs & Initiatives
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center
The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC) provides a wide range of information and resources to enable the use of alternative fuels and other petroleum-reduction options, such as advanced vehicles, fuel blends, idle reduction and fuel economy. The AFDC site offers a database of state and federal laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality, fuel efficiency, and other transportation-related topics.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Green Power Network provides news and information on green power markets and activities, including opportunities to buy green power. This site provides state-by-state information on green power marketing and utility green power programs. In addition, the site lists marketers of renewable energy credits (RECs), also known as green tags or renewable energy certificates, which represent the environmental attributes of the power produced from renewable energy projects.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) enables low-income families to reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. Through this program, weatherization service providers install energy-efficiency measures in the homes of qualifying homeowners free of charge. The WAP program web site offers a state-by-state map of opportunities, projects and activities.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America site provides state-by-state information on wind projects and activities, including wind working groups, validated wind maps, anemometer loan programs, small wind guides, state-specific news, wind for schools, workshops and web casts.

