Path 3: High Performance Buildings

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Path 3 High Performance Buildings provides building owners and design teams with energy efficiency and low carbon equipment expertise throughout a project's design and construction process.

By partnering with us early on in building design, you may receive no-cost assistance from energy experts who will guide you in selecting the most cost-effective energy conservation measures (ECMs) for your building. We offer incentive dollars to support each measure you include in your project, payable at the end of construction if the project is built as designed.

Incentives are available for buildings installing heat pumps. Buildings that are 20,000 square feet or less can find more information by downloading the application form. Buildings larger than 20,000 square feet must submit a custom application form.

High Performance Buildings Incentives
Incentive	Energy Conservation Measure (CM)	Rate
Custom Incentive	Building Envelope Lighting controls Unitary HVAC (RTU, AC) High Efficiency Chillers Energy Recovery Demand Control Ventilation Variable Flow Kitchen Hood DHW Heaters Low Flow DHW Fixtures	$0.35/kWh	$2.00/Therm
Prescriptive Incentive	Variable Frequency Drives	Current program rate
Heat Pump Incentive	Air Source Heat Pumps	$800/ton
	Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)	$1200/ton
	Ground Source Heat Pump	$4500/ton

For more details on this path, please click here.

Download the Memorandum of Understanding for the Path 3: High Performance Buildings for a full description of the process and requirements for this program.

For buildings 20,000 square feet or less looking for a heat pump only incentive, download the application form and submit prior to installation.

Eligible Project Types:

Whole building projects of any size where customers do not wish to set and pursue an EUI target
Projects that are not whole buildings (e.g., tenant fit outs, open air parking garages)
Projects that have heavy process loads (e.g., cannabis, industrial)
Projects where customers are interested in discrete measures only

In alignment with the Commonwealth's policy and climate goals, the Sponsors of Mass Save are discontinuing incentives for fossil fuel equipment and new construction buildings that utilize fossil fuel equipment. Effective January 1, 2025, the Sponsors of Mass Save will no longer be permitted to issue incentive payments tied to fossil fuel equipment or new construction buildings with fossil fuel equipment.

For new projects enrolling, view the C&I New Buildings and Major Renovations Participation Requirements to distinguish eligibility of new construction vs. major renovation buildings.