How much you get
Up to $8,500 — $2,650 per ton, capped at $8,500 for whole-home systems (partial-home systems can add up to $1,000 in weatherization and sizing bonuses). Income-qualified households can get up to $16,000 for air-source or $25,000 for ground-source. Only R-32 or R-454B refrigerant systems qualify — R-410A heat pumps stopped being eligible as of January 1, 2026.
What it means for Lawrence's housing stock
A lot of Lawrence's housing is older triple-decker and multi-family building stock from its mill-city era on the Merrimack River. Those buildings often have less-efficient existing heating systems, which is part of why the sizing and weatherization bonus matters here. It's meant to cover the extra work an older building sometimes needs before a heat pump can run efficiently.
Lawrence runs on a split utility setup: National Grid delivers electricity and Eversource delivers gas (Eversource took over the former Columbia Gas of Massachusetts territory in 2020). A heat pump installation touches the electric side, so it's a National Grid rebate administratively, but the dollar amount is set by the statewide Mass Save program, not by National Grid alone.
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 Mass Save heat pump rebate in Lawrence?
Figure $2,650 per ton, with an $8,500 cap for most Lawrence households. That number rises sharply if you're income-qualified — $16,000 for air-source, $25,000 for ground-source. Since January 1, 2026, only R-32 or R-454B refrigerant equipment qualifies; R-410A systems are off the list.
Is my Lawrence home eligible?
Yes. Lawrence is served by National Grid for electricity, an investor-owned utility that funds Mass Save, and Lawrence isn't a Municipal Light Plant town, so it isn't one of the excluded Massachusetts towns.
One more reason to loop in National Grid early
Beyond the split-utility setup above, National Grid is specifically the party your installer contacts if a heat pump install means upgrading your electrical service — a real possibility in Lawrence's older mill-city housing stock, where panels were often sized for a much lighter electrical load than a house has today. Getting that conversation started at the quote stage, rather than after the equipment's ordered, is usually what keeps a Lawrence install on schedule.
How cold Lawrence actually gets, in the Merrimack Valley
Lawrence sits further from the coast's moderating effect than cities like Boston or the South Shore, and it shows in the numbers: a 2015-2024 average January low of -5.9°C, colder than most of eastern Massachusetts, with the coldest single night in that stretch hitting -26.7°C. That's a real Merrimack Valley winter. It still lands within a cold-climate heat pump's rated range — these systems are built to keep working efficiently down to roughly -25°C — but Lawrence is closer to that floor than a lot of its neighbors, which is one more reason the sizing and weatherization work mentioned above matters here.
Next steps
View all Lawrence rebate programs → or check the official Mass Save site → for the current source of truth.