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Home Solar in Massachusetts

Curious whether panels would pay off on your Massachusetts roof? Call, answer a few quick questions, and get connected with an independent local solar provider.

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Home Solar Line connects you with an independent solar provider. We don't sell or install anything ourselves. Calls may be recorded.

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  • No forms to fill out
  • Independent local providers
  • No obligation

Who this is for

Check all five before you call:

  • You own the home (not renting)
  • It's a single-family house or townhouse
  • The roof gets full sun or only light shade
  • Your power bill is over $100 a month
  • The home doesn't already have solar panels

Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.

What happens when you call

  1. Answer a few quick questionsDo you own the home, how much is your power bill, how sunny is the roof.
  2. Get connectedIf your home fits, you're put through to an independent solar provider who serves your area.
  3. Talk it through, then decideThey look at your roof and usage and explain options. No obligation to buy.

Solar in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts, whether your town has a municipal light plant or an investor-owned utility can change the whole picture, so mention it on the call.

Four real seasons, with snow and shorter winter days, and older housing stock with a lot of roof variety.

Homes in Massachusetts are served by utilities including Eversource, National Grid, Unitil, and municipal light plants in many towns. Each sets its own rates and connection rules, so tell the provider which one you use.

Massachusetts has run a state solar incentive program called SMART, whose terms have changed over time. A provider can tell you what is open now.

Talk to an independent provider who works in Massachusetts.

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What to know before going solar in Massachusetts

  • Your utility sets the rules

    Eversource, National Grid, Unitil, and municipal light plants in many towns each set their own rates and rules for homes with solar, overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU).

  • How extra power is credited

    Massachusetts electricity rates are among the highest in the continental US, and the state has run its own solar incentive programs. Customers of municipal light plants can have different rules from Eversource or National Grid customers. How net metering works.

  • HOAs and local rules

    Massachusetts zoning law limits a town's ability to prohibit or unreasonably regulate solar installations, except where needed to protect public health, safety or welfare. Townhouses and HOAs.

  • Checking a provider

    Massachusetts requires home improvement contractors to register with the state's Home Improvement Contractor program, and the electrical work needs an electrician holding a Massachusetts license.

  • Roofs and housing

    Older Massachusetts homes often have steep, cut-up roofs with dormers and chimneys, which limits how many panels fit and where.

  • Weather to plan for

    In Massachusetts, the site issues that come up most are snow, short winter days and tree shade. Installing solar in Massachusetts.

How home solar works, in short

  • Panels on your roof make power from daylight, and an inverter turns it into the power your home uses.
  • Your home uses solar power first. Extra goes to the grid or a battery, credited under your utility's rules.
  • At night and on cloudy days you draw from the grid as usual, so you still get a (usually smaller) power bill.
  • Cost depends on the roof, shade, usage, equipment and whether you buy, finance or lease.

How installation works · What affects cost · Comparing quotes

Find out what your roof could do.

One free call. Tell a provider about your roof and your bills, and decide from there.

Who this is for

Check all five before you call:

  • You own the home (not renting)
  • It's a single-family house or townhouse
  • The roof gets full sun or only light shade
  • Your power bill is over $100 a month
  • The home doesn't already have solar panels

Renting, in a condo, apartment or mobile home, under heavy shade, or already have panels? This line can't help with those, so please don't call.

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Solar guides for Massachusetts

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Questions

How is extra solar power credited in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts electricity rates are among the highest in the continental US, and the state has run its own solar incentive programs. Customers of municipal light plants can have different rules from Eversource or National Grid customers.

Can an HOA stop me from adding solar in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts zoning law limits a town's ability to prohibit or unreasonably regulate solar installations, except where needed to protect public health, safety or welfare. The details and exceptions matter, so read your covenants too.

Which utilities serve homes in Massachusetts?

Eversource, National Grid, Unitil, and municipal light plants in many towns. Eversource, National Grid, Unitil, and municipal light plants in many towns each set their own rates and rules for homes with solar, overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU).

How do I check a solar provider in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts requires home improvement contractors to register with the state's Home Improvement Contractor program, and the electrical work needs an electrician holding a Massachusetts license. Also ask for proof of insurance before signing anything.

Are you a solar company?

No. Home Solar Line is a free phone line that connects homeowners with independent solar providers. We don't sell, design or install systems, and we don't set prices.

Does the call cost anything?

No. The call is free, and there's no obligation to buy anything from the provider you talk to.

Who qualifies?

Homeowners in a single-family house or townhouse with a roof that gets full or mostly full sun, a power bill over $100 a month, and no solar panels already. If that's not you, the provider won't be able to help.

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