The Home Energy Assessment is a no cost service offered by the partners of Mass Save that recommends energy efficiency improvements for your home. A Home Energy Assessment is required to access many of the energy efficiency incentives available to residents in Massachusetts.

During a Home Energy Assessment, an Energy Specialist will review your home energy systems and analyze each space for energy losses. You will then receive a custom report with recommendations to improve building efficiencies that includes information on applicable rebates.

Eligibility

• Must have active Eversource Account on Martha’s Vineyard

• Only for existing residences

Click here to sign up for a Home Energy Assessment today! For more information on the Home Energy Assessment, visit the Cape Light Compact website.

Ensuring your home is air tight and properly insulated is essential in achieving high home efficiency. Once you’ve completed the Home Energy Assessment, your Energy Specialist will make recommendations on how to properly insulate your home and prevent energy leaks. The Cape Light Compact offers no-cost air leak sealing in drafty areas of your home and will provide the following rebates for insulation installation:

1. Market Rate Incentive

• Up to 75% covered

• Most residents eligible upon completion of Home Energy Assessment

2. Year-round Renter Incentive

• 100% covered

• Must be a Year Round Renter with electric account in tenant’s name and provide a lease or rental receipt

3. Enhanced Residential Incentive

• 100% covered

• Income Eligible Customers making between 60-80% SMI or AMI

4. Income Eligible Incentive

• 100% covered

• Income Eligible Customers making <60% SMI or AMI

5. Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Residents Incentive

• 100% covered

More information is available here.

Heat pump technology enables individuals to heat and cool their homes efficiently using electricity that will become increasingly more renewable in years to come. Moving away from fossil fuel home heating appliances and adopting heat pump technology is imperative to reduce fossil fuel use on island. State energy efficiency programs offer the following incentives for heat pump heating and cooling solutions for your home:

Air Source Heat Pump Incentives

1. Market Rate Incentive

• Whole home:

  • $2,650 per ton up to $8,500

• Partial home: 

  • $1,125 per ton up to $8,500

  • $500 Weatherization bonus

  • $500 Full heating load bonus

• Basic Rebate (includes cooling only): 

  • $250 per ton

2. Year-round Renter Incentive

• Whole home:

  • Up to 100% cost coverage through turnkey service

  • Up to $16,000 if not participating in the turnkey service

• Partial home: 

  • Up to $16,000

• Basic Rebate (includes cooling only):

  • $250 per ton

3. Enhanced Residential Incentive

• Whole home:

  • 100% cost coverage through turnkey service

  • Up to $16,000 if not participating in the turnkey service

• Partial home: 

  • Up to $16,000

• Basic Rebate (includes cooling only):

  • $250 per ton

4. Income Eligible Incentive

• Whole home:

  • Up to 100% cost coverage through turnkey service

  • Up to $16,000 if not participating in the turnkey service

5. Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Residents Incentive

• Whole home:

  • 100% cost coverage through turnkey service if:

    • Customer is between 61-80% AMI or,

    • Building is composed of ≥ 50% rental units

Eligibility

Equipment must supplement or replace oil, propane, or electric baseboard heat.

If you use a heat pump to heat all or part of your home, you can take advantage of a new, reduced distribution and transmission rate during the winter months (Nov. 1 to April 30) to help you save on your winter electric bill. Visit Eversource’s Massachusetts Heat Pump Rate page for more details.

Visit the Cape Light Compact’s website for more information on heat pump heating and cooling incentives!

Heat pump technology provides effective electric-based domestic hot water solutions that are 3x more efficient than propane or oil domestic hot water counterparts. The following rebates for heat pump water heaters are available to residential customers:

1. Market Rate Incentive

• $750 rebate

2. Year-round Renter Incentive

• Up to 100% cost coverage through Turnkey service

• $750 rebate if not participating in the Turnkey

3. Enhanced Residential Incentive

• Up to 100% cost coverage through Turnkey service

• $750 rebate if not participating in the Turnkey

4. Income Eligible Incentive

• Up to 100% cost coverage through Turnkey service

  Click for more information on Heat Pump Water Heaters.

5. Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Residents

• Up to 100% cost coverage if:

  • Between 61-80% Area Median Income (AMI) and,

  • Participating in the Turnkey program and,

  • Recommended heat pump upgrade disrupts your currently installed water heating OR if there is a safety hazard with current water heater

Qualified Massachusetts customers can receive zero-interest financing through the HEAT Loan Program to make your home more energy-efficient year-round. The HEAT Loan can help you afford efficient upgrades, increase your home’s comfort, and boost the value of your home. HEAT Loan terms are as follows:

• Up to $25,000 at 0% interest over 7 years

For more information on how to qualify and receive 0% interest financing, click here.

Community Based Offer (CBO)

All residents of Oak Bluffs and Tisbury may be eligible for Cape Light Compact’s Community Based Offer (CBO). Through this offer, customers may qualify for 100% cost coverage for all recommended weatherization measures including insulation and air sealing and pre-weatherization barrier remedial work. Renters and moderate income residents also may receive 100% cost coverage on the purchase and installation of heat pumps, pre-electrification barrier remedial work, and in certain cases, for the purchase and installation of heat pump hot water heaters.

For more information on Cape Light Compact’s Community Based Offer visit: Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Community Based Offer