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Municipal light plant heat pump rebates (Norwood, Belmont, Danvers) open
Administered by each town's municipal light plant, with rebate programs run by Energy New England.
Massachusetts towns with their own light plants are outside Mass Save and set their own heat pump rebates. Norwood pays $3,000 a ton up to $10,000 for a whole-home system, Danvers $1,500 a ton up to $6,000, and Belmont $1,000 a ton up to $5,000 plus adders; the regional Heat Pump Accelerator's $650 discount can come on top.
source · verified 3 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars
What it pays
| Light plant | Rebate | Cap | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Municipal Light Department | $3,000 a ton whole-home; $1,250 a ton partial-home | $10,000; low income $16,000 | Not for homes heated with natural gas |
| Danvers Electric | $1,500 a ton | $6,000 per account per year | No more than 50% of the project cost |
| Belmont Light | $1,000 a ton | $5,000 | Adders: $1,000 low income, $1,000 fossil fuel removal, $500 weatherization |
| Upgrade | Condition | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood ground-source heat pump, whole-home | $3,000 a ton; low income up to $25,000 | $15,000 |
| Norwood ground-source heat pump, partial-home | $2,000 a ton; low income up to $25,000 | $15,000 |
| Danvers weatherization | 50% of cost, combined per calendar year | $1,500 |
Norwood's rebates cannot exceed the installed cost; Danvers' cannot exceed half of it. Belmont's weatherization adder needs the measures installed within six months of the heat pump.
Who is eligible
- who
- Residential electric customers of the light plant with accounts in good standing; commercial accounts excluded.
- equipment
- On the Mass Save qualified list or NEEP's cold-climate list; heat pumps using R410A refrigerant no longer qualify from 1 January 2026.
- assessment
- Belmont requires a Home Energy Assessment from Energy New England or Mass Save within three years of the install; Norwood requires one for the whole-home rebate; Danvers recommends one.
- Norwood weatherization
- Homes built in 1999 or earlier must be fully weatherized for the whole-home rebate; homes from 2000 count as weatherized.
What disqualifies you
The rules people find out about after the work is done.
- New construction, and renovations that need a HERS rating (Norwood, Danvers).
- Equipment included in a home purchase.
- In Norwood, homes heated with natural gas, which are sent to Mass Save's program.
The thing most pages get wrong
Mass Save's heat pump rebates do not reach these towns; Mass Save tells customers 'Your municipal utility is not part of the Mass Save program.' What you get depends on the light plant, and Norwood's whole-home rate, $3,000 a ton up to $10,000, is higher than Mass Save's $2,650 a ton up to $8,500.
Gas heat changes the answer
Norwood pays its heat pump rebate only to customers who do not heat with natural gas and sends gas customers to Mass Save. Belmont lets gas-heated homes use Mass Save and also apply for its own rebate.
2025 rates were lower
Belmont calculated 2025 projects at $700 a ton and Danvers at $1,000 a ton; the 2026 rates apply to installations from 1 January 2026.
Two more ways to save
The regional Heat Pump Accelerator's distributor discount reaches light plant towns too, and the state's Z-Loan lends light plant customers up to $25,000 at 0%.
Sources
- https://ene.org/sustainability/rebates/residential/norwood/ — primary source, read 3 October 2026
- https://ene.org/sustainability/rebates/residential/belmont/
- https://ene.org/sustainability/rebates/residential/danvers/
- https://www.nehpa.org/incentives/contractors-distributors
- https://www.mass.gov/info-details/doer-mlp-z-loan