Appliance Rebates in Boston

How much you get

Mass Save runs six residential appliance rebates statewide, funded through Eversource for Boston customers. You must be replacing an existing electric appliance with a new ENERGY STAR certified unit — these are swap rebates, not rebates for adding an appliance where none existed before.

Mass Save's fridge and freezer offer is a recycling program with pickup of your old, working unit, not a purchase rebate — check the current reward on masssave.com before you schedule. The biggest appliance rebate is for induction: $500 when you switch from a gas or propane stove (MassCEC, checked September 26, 2026). None of these rebates cover the full price of the appliance.

Buying the right appliance for a Boston household

Boston's rowhouses and triple-deckers rarely have a spare vent line for a dryer, which is exactly the gap Mass Save's appliance program is built to close. Boston's housing stock leans heavily on triple-deckers in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain, where laundry often sits in a basement with no exterior wall nearby.

A heat pump dryer is worth planning around if your current dryer is on its way out. These units condense moisture internally instead of exhausting hot air outdoors, so many don't need an exterior vent at all, and they run on roughly half the electricity of a standard resistance dryer because they recycle heat instead of wasting it. The tradeoff is real: cycles typically run 20 to 40 minutes longer than a conventional dryer. Browse heat pump dryers at Home Depot →

Induction cooking is worth considering too if you're replacing a range. Induction heats the pan directly through a magnetic field rather than heating an element first, so water boils faster and the cooktop surface stays cooler, a real safety advantage in a household with kids. The catch is cookware: induction needs magnetic pots and pans, generally cast iron or certain stainless steel, so an all-aluminum or all-copper set won't work without swapping a few pieces. Browse induction cooktops at Home Depot → or induction ranges →

Not every appliance carrying an ENERGY STAR label clears Mass Save's bar for the higher rebate tiers — ENERGY STAR Most Efficient models qualify for more than standard ENERGY STAR units on some categories, so check the current qualified product list before buying rather than assuming the label alone is enough. Worth saying plainly: this rebate is for replacing an electric appliance already in your home, not for adding one where there wasn't one before. If your current fridge or washer still works fine, the smaller rebate amounts here rarely justify swapping it out ahead of schedule.

How to claim it

1. Purchase your appliance from any retailer — Boston has Home Depot on American Legion Highway in Roslindale and a Best Buy in Dorchester's South Bay Center, both stocking qualified models
2. Recycle the old unit through Boston's bulk-item pickup or the retailer's haul-away service — don't leave it at the curb outside a scheduled pickup week
3. Apply online at masssave.com with your dated receipt, or claim the instant discount at checkout for induction cooktops and ranges where offered

Appliance installers in Boston

Real companies based in or near Boston, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.

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Common questions

Your utility: Eversource

Eversource is Boston's electricity distributor and funds the Mass Save appliance rebates through ratepayer efficiency charges. Eversource bills the electricity a new ENERGY STAR appliance draws, and Eversource is who to call if an installer flags a panel upgrade before you can add an induction range in an older triple-decker unit. Check the Mass Save appliances page →, City of Boston's Air Pollution Control Commission's energy and sustainability page →, and Boston's before disposing of your old appliance.

Next steps

View all Boston rebate programs → or check the official Mass Save appliances page → for the current source of truth.