Why Upgrade and Electrify?
Washers, Dryers, Thermostats, and More
The appliances you use every day—like refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners, and thermostats—use energy, and upgrading to more efficient models can lower your utility bills and reduce household greenhouse gas emissions. Mass Save offers rebates and incentives for many energy-efficient appliances and products, which can help offset the upfront cost of an upgrade.
Why Upgrade and Electrify?
Heat Pumps & Heat Pump Water Heaters
Air-source heat pumps move heat in and out of your home to heat it in winter and cool it in summer, using electricity efficiently instead of burning fossil fuels. Heat pump water heaters work on the same idea, pulling heat from the surrounding air to warm your water.
In Massachusetts, some electric utilities offer a seasonal heat pump rate for households that use a heat pump as their main heat: from November 1 through April 30, the utility charges a lower delivery price for the electricity your heat pump uses, which can help make winter heating more affordable (then you go back to the regular rate in the warmer months). Beyond the seasonal rate, heat pumps can also lower your overall energy use, provide steady comfort, and reduce indoor air pollution from combustion.
Why Upgrade and Electrify?
Solar Panels
Home or business solar panels allow you to generate clean, renewable energy from the sun, reducing your reliance on the grid, lowering electricity bills, and decreasing your household greenhouse gas emissions. Solar panels are more accessible than ever before, keep scrolling to discover incentives that can help you get started.
New Bedford Energy Programs
Let the City Help You Go Energy Efficient
The City of New Bedford is one of 58 communities selected for the 2025–2027 Mass Save Community First Partnership. Through the program, New Bedford will work with Eversource to bring energy-saving solutions to residents and small businesses—reducing energy use while improving comfort and health in homes and buildings. Outreach will focus on renters and landlords, non-English speakers, low- and moderate-income households, and small businesses.
Participants can get a no-cost Mass Save Energy Assessment to identify upgrades like insulation and heat pumps. Eligible customers may receive up to 100% off certain approved upgrades, plus free energy- and water-saving products.
Request a No-Cost Energy Assessment through Our Partner Homeworks
Contact the City Energy Advocate: Click for Email or Call 508-991-6193
New Bedford Energy Programs
Save with Community Electricity Aggregation
New Bedford’s Community Electricity Aggregation is a City program that can change the electricity supply rate you pay, while Eversource still delivers the power, handles outages, and sends your bill. You can stay on Standard (which you are likely already on and includes the renewables Massachusetts already requires) or choose Plus, which adds extra renewable energy certificates so that 100% of the electricity you use is matched with renewable energy.
Massachusetts Incentives
Mass Save: Your One-Stop Shop for State Incentives
Mass Save represents the programs, services, offers and resources provided by Berkshire Gas, Cape Light Compact, Eversource, Liberty, National Grid and Unitil in partnership with the state government with the goal of equitably saving Massachusetts residents, businesses and communities energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They report reducing 76 million metric tons of CO2 emissions and generating $31 billion in resident and business benefits. Mass Save has a varied library of energy efficiency incentives for residents to utilize, check them out:
Contact Kate Klein, the New Bedford Energy Advocate for assistance in finding rebates, incentives, and programs that work for you.
Actions You Can Take
Take Action and Save!
Here are some more resources to help you weatherize your home, install solar panels, and more!