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Insulate and Weatherize your Home

Summary: Sign up for a no-cost home energy assessment!

Description

Many of us live in underinsulated, leaky homes. There's a lot of air sweeping into and through our homes, making them uncomfortable and expensive to heat and cool.

How can you tell if your walls are properly insulated and air sealed?  Start with a no-cost home energy assessment. 

A well insulated attic stops heat loss in the winter and blocks heat gain in the summer, and can save you up 30-50% in energy bills.  

And it might be FREE!

For renters, homeowners and landlords in 1-4 unit buildings, air sealing is at no cost and insulation ranges from 75-100% off. 

Any of your costs are eligible for a 0% Mass Save Heat Loan.  Plus, you will be eligible for a 30% federal tax credit up to $1,200 per year for insulation and air sealing from the Inflation Reduction Act. Estimate your savings via this calculator from Rewiring America. How the Mass Save rebates and federal tax credits may be combined remains to be determined.

Visit the Mass Save partnership with Lynn and Swampscott to get started or call them at 508-714-7368.

Want to go deeper?   There are many more energy efficient improvements you can make beyond insulation and air-sealing, and MassSave has additional incentives for renovations and additions, as well as  0% loans for greater energy efficiency measures.

Deep Dive

 Interested in actions beyond insulation and air sealing? 

  1. Convert to an electric heat pump heating and cooling

  2. Convert to an electric heat pump water heater

  3. Replace upper level recessed light fixtures with insulated ones

  4. Install a draft stopper for your chimney

  5. Use insulation products not covered by the MassSave program

  6. Upgrade to energy-efficient home appliances

  7. Carry out advanced air sealing through blower door directed air sealing

  8. Weather strip or replace drafty windows

  9. Add heat recovery ventilation to improve air quality and preheat fresh air entering your home

 

Steps to Take

  1. Don't wait to sign up for a no-cost home energy assessment. Without this assessment, you can't get the insulation or air sealing incentive. The assessment is also required if you want to access MassSave incentives for heat pumps. 

  2. During the assessment, be sure to tell your Energy Specialist that you want to learn about the ways to achieve the greatest carbon emissions reductions to support Swampscott’s net zero emissions goal. To that end, you can ask for information about heat pumps (for heating + cooling and hot water heating; rooftop solar energy (whether through purchase or a PPA, a Power Purchase Agreement); and EV (electric vehicle) charging stations. (Some HPCs may offer more of these options than others.)

  3. If you are planning an addition or renovation project, look into MassSave’s alternative program offering for that process.

  4. Let us know how it went! Write a testimonial!

 

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