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Is a home battery worth it in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts is one of the strongest 2026 battery states: high rates, active net metering, a SMART storage adder, and a ConnectedSolutions VPP paying about $1,200/year on average. Actual payment scales with your battery's performance, so confirm the per-kW rate with your utility.

✓ Verified 2026-07-01

Massachusetts at a glance

Average residential rate
29 cents per kWh
Net metering
Statewide net metering available (caps and class rules apply by utility); solar-plus-storage is also supported under the SMART program. Confirm your utility's current net-metering service cap.
State battery incentive
ConnectedSolutions (utility demand-response VPP): $275 per average summer kW, averaging about $1,200/year per National Grid. SMART 3.0 also offers a solar-paired energy-storage adder. These are performance/ongoing payments, not a single upfront rebate.
Time-of-use plans
Less central here

What drives battery value here

Winter storms and nor'easters cause most outages; New England peak-demand events run June to September and drive the ConnectedSolutions program. Backup is valuable in nor'easter country, and the program is designed so winter outage-readiness is preserved (events are mostly summer). The bigger draw is the ConnectedSolutions revenue plus high rates.

The federal picture in 2026

The federal residential purchase credit (Section 25D) expired on December 31, 2025, so a 2026 cash buyer gets nothing federal. The only surviving federal pathway is Section 48E, which a company claims on a lease or PPA. State and utility programs, where they exist, now do the heavy lifting.

Sources

Rates and incentive amounts change; always confirm current terms with your utility or program administrator.

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