How much you get
ConnectedSolutions pay-for-performance: There's no upfront Mass Save battery rebate. You earn ConnectedSolutions payments (MassCEC example: about $1,375/yr for a 5 kW battery), plus the SMART storage adder if paired with solar.
Peak demand and Lawrence's grid
ConnectedSolutions payments come from National Grid calling on a slice of your stored battery capacity during high-demand summer afternoons, in exchange for an annual payment of roughly $200 per kW you commit for the season. National Grid, not the state, decides when an event happens and how many get called each year, so a hot, humid Merrimack Valley summer with a long run of 90-degree days pays out more than a mild one.
What backup power actually covers in Lawrence
Lawrence's most notorious infrastructure failure wasn't an electric one. The September 2018 Columbia Gas over-pressurization damaged more than 130 structures and forced roughly 50,000 residents to evacuate across Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover, a natural gas distribution failure that Eversource later took over responsibility for by buying Columbia Gas's Massachusetts assets. A home battery does nothing for a gas emergency like that; it only backs up your electric circuits during a power outage. If a homeowner's real concern is "what happens if something goes wrong with utility infrastructure here," a battery answers a narrower question than that history might suggest. It's grid-outage insurance, not a hedge against gas system failures.
How to claim it
- Schedule your free Mass Save home energy assessment (National Grid customers can also call 1-866-527-7283 directly)
- Get quotes from Mass Save-participating contractors serving Lawrence
- Work is installed
- Contractor or you file the rebate paperwork with Mass Save
- Rebate is applied at point of sale or reimbursed within weeks
Finding an installer in Lawrence
We're still building our verified installer network in Lawrence, so we don't have vetted local companies to list here yet. Browse our full directory of vetted installers across Massachusetts; several serve the wider Merrimack Valley, including Lawrence.
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Common questions
How much is the battery storage rebate in Lawrence?
There's no upfront Mass Save battery rebate. You earn ConnectedSolutions payments (MassCEC example: about $1,375/yr for a 5 kW battery), plus the SMART storage adder if paired with solar.
Do I need solar to get the battery rebate in Lawrence?
No, ConnectedSolutions payments do not require solar. The SMART storage adder specifically requires the battery to be paired with a solar installation.
Does Lawrence's gas system history have anything to do with electric battery backup?
Not directly. The September 2018 Columbia Gas over-pressurization that damaged homes in South Lawrence was a gas distribution failure, not an electric grid problem, and Eversource (which later bought Columbia Gas's Massachusetts assets) doesn't serve Lawrence's electric side; National Grid does. It's part of why some Lawrence homeowners ask about home energy independence at all, but a battery covers electric outages, not a gas emergency, so it's worth being clear on what backup power actually protects against here.
Your utility: National Grid
National Grid delivers electricity to Lawrence and administers the ConnectedSolutions payments above. It is a separate company from Eversource, which now owns the city's gas distribution system after the 2018 Columbia Gas incident. Keeping those two straight matters here: National Grid handles your battery's interconnection paperwork and outage response, not the gas side of your utility bill.
Local resources
- City of Lawrence gas emergency information page: background on the 2018 incident and current utility contacts, maintained by the city.
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC): the regional planning agency covering Lawrence and the wider Merrimack Valley, including energy resilience work.
- Mass Save battery storage page: the state program's own explanation of the ConnectedSolutions structure.
Next steps
View all Lawrence rebate programs → or check the official Mass Save site → for the current source of truth.