Operating a heat pump in Massachusetts is about to get cheaper

For many utility customers in Massachusetts, heating with a heat pump will become cheaper thanks to a new utility rate structure recently approved by regulators. The rate structure is designed to encourage broader heat pump adoption. Massachusetts has a goal of installing 500,000 heat pumps by 2030. 

Heat pumps are efficient heating and cooling systems that can heat and cool your home, in place of a furnace (or boiler) and an air conditioner. Heat pumps are more efficient than other technologies because they move heat rather than create it. 

“Massachusetts’ clean energy goals are driving action that promises to reduce energy waste and cut pollution, said Johanna Neumann, Senior Director of the Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy. “When we waste less energy, everyone benefits.”