Natural Disaster Relief Adder

• For residents and business owners
• For installers

In partnership with the the Department of Energy Resources' (DOER) ReBuild Western Massachusetts program, MassCEC is offering an additional adder to its Commonwealth Solar II and Commonwealth Solar Hot Water Rebate Programs for homeowners and business owners who incorporate solar photovoltaic (PV) or solar hot water (SHW) projects into their rebuilding process. 

A total of $1 million is available through the Natural Disaster Relief Adder for the Western Massachusetts program. These funds will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis between the Commonwealth Solar II and Commonwealth Solar Hot Water (Residential and Commercial) rebate programs. The adder will be available for residential, commercial, and public projects that meet the requirements of the respective programs. Any remaining funds available at the end of a funding block will be rolled into the following block until all funds are reserved.

Eligibility requirements for the adder are:

• Solar installation must be located in one of the eleven (11) communities officially affected by the June 1, 2011 tornado in Western Massachusetts. The eligible communities are: Brimfield, Charlton, Hampden, Monson, Palmer, Southbridge, Springfield, Sturbridge, West Springfield, Westfield, and Wilbraham; 
• The Host Customer must have official documentation from FEMA, MEMA, or an insurance company documenting damage from the tornado (or other back-up information reasonably requested by MassCEC);

A list of installers who service the areas eligible for the Natural Disaster Relief Adder is available here.

For more specific information regarding this adder and the associated rebate programs, please visit the program websites: 

Commonwealth Solar II: For solar PV customers that qualify for the maximum Commonwealth Solar II rebate and state and federal tax incentives (if applicable), over 66% of the system cost may be covered.
 

Commonwealth Solar Hot Water: For solar hot water customers that qualify for the maximum rebate and state and federal tax incentives (if applicable), up to 80% of the total installed cost of a solar hot water system may be covered.

Solar PV and solar hot water installers who would like to be included on a list of installers servicing eligible towns (see above) can sign up using the following form: