Big Rebates for Heating Equipment
If your heating system leaves your home too cold or burns too much fuel, it might be time to look into an upgrade. Mass Save® offers generous rebates for high efficiency gas, oil and propane heating equipment. Extra Incentives for Retiring Older, Working Systems. In addition to the standard rebates available to any Mass Save customer who buys a high efficiency system, Mass Save is once again...
Read MoreMore Funds for “Knob and Tube” Rewiring
Good news! Massachusetts has increased funds for insulating homes with older wiring. Many people have not been able to insulate because their homes have an old fashioned kind of wiring called “knob and tube.” Now, the Mass Save “Barrier Mitigation Grant” of up to $3,000 can reduce the cost of replacing those old wires. Follow these three steps to insulate your home and move forward on...
Read MoreSave Money on Your TV Viewing
Over the past decade, home media viewing options have broadened to include broadcast, cable, satellite, and internet TV programs. But the increase in viewing options comes with a price. More options means more electronics and, usually, higher electric bills. To help you understand which option might best fit your lifestyle and energy budget, we’ve researched some different media set-ups....
Read MoreFinancing Home Improvements with City and State Funds
This is a third and final part of a series about financing options for home energy efficiency projects. Parts one and two focused on Mass Save’s 0% interest HEAT Loan program. The HEAT Loan is available to all property owners regardless of income, provided that they are considered credit-worthy by a Mass Save participating bank. In addition to the HEAT Loan, the City of Boston and Commonwealth...
Read MoreEnergy Loans without Interest Payments!
Did you know that some banks in Massachusetts offer qualified borrowers a 0% interest Mass Save HEAT Loan? Many people in Boston have been able to take advantage of this opportunity to significantly improve their home’s energy efficiency, thus reducing energy costs, without having to pay any interest on the loan. The first step is to complete a Home Energy Assessment, where a professional...
Read MoreNew Funds for Rewiring So You Can Insulate
Have you had a Home Energy Assessment and been told that your home might have a problem with the electrical wiring that needs to be checked before you can insulate? If so, Renew Boston can help. First, we can help subsidize the cost of testing your wiring to confirm whether or not you have any old fashioned “Knob and Tube” wiring that might be a fire hazard if you insulated over those wires....
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