How much you get
Mass Save runs six residential appliance rebates statewide, funded through National Grid for Worcester 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.
ENERGY STAR clothes dryer (incl. heat pump)
ENERGY STAR clothes washer
ENERGY STAR electric clothes dryer
Refrigerator/freezer recycling
Induction cooktop / range
Home energy assessment
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 Worcester household
Worcester's triple-deckers climb the city's hills in tight rows, and a lot of their basements were never plumbed for a proper dryer vent, which is the exact situation a heat pump dryer is designed to solve. Worcester's hilly terrain and dense triple-decker neighborhoods, especially around Main South and Vernon Hill, mean a lot of laundry setups are wedged into basements with no easy vent run to an exterior wall.
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
- Purchase your appliance from any retailer — Worcester has a Home Depot on Gold Star Blvd and a Best Buy on Route 9 in Lincoln Plaza, both stocking qualified models
- Recycle the old appliance through Worcester's bulk-item pickup program instead of regular curbside trash
- 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 Worcester
Real companies based in or near Worcester, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
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Common questions
Are appliance rebates available in Worcester?
Yes. Mass Save funds rebates on ENERGY STAR clothes washers, clothes dryers, heat pump clothes dryers, and refrigerator/freezer recycling for Worcester residential National Grid customers.
What appliance rebate is worth prioritizing in Worcester?
If you cook with gas or propane, the $500 induction cooktop rebate is the largest appliance rebate. A heat pump dryer only gets the $50 ENERGY STAR dryer rebate, but it can cut drying energy roughly in half compared to a standard electric dryer.
Does Worcester's Green Worcester plan affect the appliance rebate?
Not directly — the rebate is a Mass Save program, independent of city funding. But Worcester's Green Worcester climate plan targets building electrification, and an appliance swap like this fits that direction even though the money comes from National Grid, not the city.
Your utility: National Grid
National Grid is Worcester's electricity distributor and funds the Mass Save appliance rebates through ratepayer efficiency charges. National Grid serves Worcester, and is the contact if an installer flags a panel capacity issue before adding a new induction range or heat pump dryer circuit in one of the city's older triple-decker units. Check the Mass Save appliances page →, City of Worcester's Department of Sustainability and Resilience's , and Worcester's Worcester trash and recycling rules → before disposing of your old appliance.
Next steps
View all Worcester rebate programs → or check the official Mass Save appliances page → for the current source of truth.