Residential & Small-Scale Biomass Heating Program

Summary

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center offers rebates for installing small-scale central wood pellet heating systems in residential, commercial, public, and non-profit buildings.

Project sites must be located in a utility territory that contributes to the Renewable Energy Trust Fund (National Grid, Eversource, Unitil, and municipal light plants that have agreed to pay into the fund). Project sites must also be occupied year-round.

Rebates amounts vary by type of project. A thermal storage adder is also available for the lesser of 100% of thermal storage system installation costs or $2,000. Rebate amounts are as follows:

Residential: 40% of eligible project costs, up to $10,000 ($12,000 max including storage adder)

Residential (80%-120% state median income): 50% of eligible project costs, up to $12,250 ($14,250 max including storage adder)

Residential (<80% of state median income): 60% of eligible project costs, up to $14,500 ($16,500 max including storage adder)

Private/For-Profit: 40% of eligible project costs, up to $20,000 ($22,000 max including storage adder)

Public/Non-Profit/Affordable Housing: 50% of eligible project costs, up to $25,000 ($27,000 max including storage adder)

Individual project system owners may not be awarded more than $500,000 in total awards through this program and the commercial-scale biomass heating program in a fiscal year.

Applications must be submitted and approved before installation begins. Complete application details can be found in the Program Manual and on the program website.