The Sponsors of Mass Save provide funding, resources, training, and support to participating municipalities and local community-based organizations to increase participation in the Mass Save programs. This includes funding and support to hire a full- or part-time Energy Advocate and implement outreach campaigns in their community.
Selected 2025–2027 applicants may receive:
- Up to $85,500 per year in funding to support energy efficiency awareness and program participation. Of this, up to $83,000 may be used to pay an Energy Advocate* and up to $2,500 may be used for local outreach efforts
- Turnkey mailer campaigns (e.g. letters, bill inserts) designed, printed, and mailed by the Sponsors, and select tabling materials (e.g. tabling displays, swag/giveaways) designed and provided by the Sponsors, both at no cost
- Comprehensive training on available Mass Save energy efficiency and electrification solutions
- Support from subject matter experts on energy efficiency and electrification
- A community-focused, multilingual automated phone line and webpage on MassSave.com guiding residents and small businesses to sign up for Mass Save programs
- Co-branded multilingual marketing materials
- Monthly progress reports on customer participation
- Data sharing with Program Sponsors and delivery partners (subject to availability and data sharing agreements) to support outreach and tracking efforts
- Coaching and best practices to encourage program participation
- Customer support
- Local event support
- The opportunity to share feedback to continually strengthen the Partnership and the Mass Save programs
In 2022–2023:
- 52 Communities have benefited from local, community-led outreach
- The 26 Community First Partners supporting these 52 communities helped achieve:
○ 72,716 Home Energy Assessments
○ 18,112 residential weatherization upgrades
○ 20,887 home heating and cooling upgrades
○ 2,709 small business energy efficiency upgrades
- Community First Partners received up to $60,000 in funding annually for up to three years, as well as in-kind marketing and technical support
Current Community First Partners:
The following Community First Partners, comprised of municipalities and community-based organizations, are currently participating in the 2022–2024 Community First Partnership:
- Arlington
- Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission (in Adams, Great Barrington, Lanesborough, Lee, North Adams, and Williamstown)
- Beverly and Salem
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Cape Verdean Association (in Brockton)
- Chelsea, Winthrop, and Revere
- Clean Water Fund (in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, and Westport)
- Ener-G-Save (in Springfield, Pittsfield, West Springfield)
- Everett
- Framingham and Natick
- Gloucester
- Groundwork Lawrence (in Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen, and North Andover)
- Lowell
- Malden
- Melrose
- Norwood, Sharon, and Walpole
- Quincy Asian Resources Inc (in Quincy and Randolph)
- Shelburne
- Swampscott and Lynn
- Vineyard Power (in Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, and West Tisbury)
- Watertown
- Westborough
- Worcester