NextZero - Offered by 21 Utilities through the MMWEC
Administered by: MMWEC in collaboration with municipal utilities
Quick Summary
NextZero offers rebates on energy-efficient appliances, heating and cooling systems, and home improvements through your municipal utility in Massachusetts. Start by scheduling a home energy audit to identify recommended measures, then apply for rebates through your participating utility to help offset the cost of upgrades like heat pumps, air conditioners, water heaters, insulation, and appliances. Contact your local utility or call 1-413-308-1311 to learn which rebates are available in your town.
AI-generated summary • Updated 7/12/2026
Program Details
- Program ID
- 3217
- Last Updated
- 1/6/2026
Eligibility
Program Summary
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) provides the NextZero Program to twenty-one municipal utilities in Massachusetts. NextZero offers a home energy audit, appliance and lighting rebates, air conditioner and heat pump rebates, and other incentives for the implementation of measures recommended in an audit. Participating utilities customize the suite of rebates provided to customers in order to help those customers implement measures recommended in the energy audit. In addition, NextZero offers utilities the opportunity to offer rebates for installing battery storage systems. The following municipalities offer HELPS rebates: Ashburnham, Belmont, Boylston, Chicopee, Concord, Groton, Hingham, Holyoke, Hull, Ipswich, Mansfield, Marblehead, Paxton, Peabody, Princeton, Reading Municipal Light Department, Russell, Shrewsbury, South Hadley, Sterling, Templeton, Wakefield, and West Boylston. Please check the NextZero list of rebate programs to verify programs and to download each utility's rebate application.
Contact & Resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.