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4 profiles associated with Massachusetts, including 4 listed as active or pilot. Compare utility programs, aggregators, and software platforms, then confirm eligibility for your utility territory and equipment. Documented locations are incomplete program or project subsets, not total service footprints or a statewide enrollment offer.
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Massachusetts battery incentives: ConnectedSolutions
Eligible Eversource, National Grid and Cape Light Compact customers can earn a summer performance incentive through ConnectedSolutions. Mass Save lists $275 per kW of average event contribution, not per kWh of battery storage or a guaranteed annual payment. Mass Save eligibility and enrollment (opens in a new tab)
Before enrolling a home battery
- Confirm your electric utility, supported battery/inverter and approved interconnection. A Massachusetts address alone does not establish eligibility.
- Summer events run June 1 through September 30, with up to 60 events lasting no more than three hours.
- Apply through the participating manufacturer. Ask about current enrollment timing and any fees retained by your provider.
Actual performance affects payment; missed events can reduce the seasonal average. Official program rules (opens in a new tab)
Estimate the incentive, not a promise
An illustrative 5 kW average contribution at $275/kW equals $1,375 gross for the season, before provider fees. Nameplate battery capacity is not measured performance. Tesla, for example, lists an 80% customer share, equivalent to $220/kW at the standard Massachusetts rate. Your agreement and dispatch results determine the payment. Tesla compensation terms (opens in a new tab)
ConnectedSolutions+ has additional location-specific offers; do not assume they apply statewide. Eversource program FAQ (opens in a new tab)
Commercial sites, utilities and OEMs: use the provider directory below for partner research. Systems with inverters rated 50 kW or more follow the commercial program, not the small-battery terms above. VPPdirectory is an independent directory, not an enrollment portal or utility representative.
In Connecticut instead? New battery applicants use a different program. Connecticut Energy Storage Solutions (opens in a new tab)
Selected Massachusetts program and incentive guides
Programs cover specific utility territories and customer groups. A statewide tag is not eligibility confirmation.
Profile capacity figures can cover multiple states or technologies. They are not capacity available in Massachusetts and should not be added together. Historical and discontinued programs remain labeled for reference. How we review the data.
VPP and flexibility profiles in Massachusetts
Sunrun Virtual Power Plant
Compare Sunrun CalReady and ConnectedSolutions eligibility, documented program locations, source-reported capacity and utility grid services.
Tesla Virtual Power Plant
Compare Tesla Powerwall VPP programs, California DSGS and utility-specific ConnectedSolutions eligibility, with dated dispatch evidence.
National Grid ConnectedSolutions
National Grid ConnectedSolutions: Massachusetts and Upstate New York battery pathways, with region-specific eligibility and incentive terms.
Eversource ConnectedSolutions
Compare Eversource battery incentives and enrollment in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, plus the separate Connecticut route for new battery applicants.
Shortlist providers for Massachusetts
Check the utility territory, supported devices, enrollment status, and evidence for each program. For commercial projects, confirm deliverable capacity and who is responsible for integration, dispatch, and settlement.