MassSAVE (Electric) - Connected Solutions Program

Enroll your eligible battery storage system (5 kW or larger) in MassSAVE's ConnectedSolutions program to earn $275 per kilowatt for your battery's average contribution during summer peak-demand events, with typical systems earning up to $1,375 per year. Your battery will respond to up to 60 automated signals from your utility between June 1 and September 30, with each event lasting no more than three hours between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and you can apply for 0% financing up to $25,000 to help cover installation costs. To participate, confirm you're a customer of Cape Light Compact, Eversource, or National Grid, purchase a system with a qualifying inverter from one of the listed manufacturers, and enroll through your equipment provider.

MassSAVE's ConnectedSolutions program creates customer value by offsetting battery storage costs with performance-based incentives ($275/kW) while enhancing grid resilience and helping utilities meet Massachusetts Clean Peak Standards. You should install systems with inverters from the nine qualified manufacturers listed (including Tesla, Generac, Enphase, and others), confirm the inverter is under 50 kW for residential eligibility, and support customers in enrolling through their chosen manufacturer's platform; systems 50 kW and larger must enroll in the Commercial program instead. Residential customers can pair battery storage with new solar installations, add it to existing systems, or install standalone, and may qualify for 0% HEAT Loans up to $25,000, making your offering more affordable.

ConnectedSolutions is a performance-based demand-response program administered by MassSAVE on behalf of Cape Light Compact, Eversource, and National Grid, paying $275/kW for average battery discharge during summer peak events (June 1–September 30, 3–8 p.m., up to 60 events of three hours each). The program targets residential customers with eligible battery systems (inverter under 50 kW) and generates Clean Peak Energy Credits that accrue to utilities to satisfy Massachusetts Clean Peak Standard compliance, with no effect on customer incentive payments. Eligible technologies are lithium-ion batteries paired with nine qualified inverter manufacturers; systems are funded through utility incentive budgets, with optional 0% HEAT Loans up to $25,000 available to increase residential adoption across the three service territories.