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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT
National Grid
Working with Mass Save®
to Reduce
Greenhouse Gas Emissions-and Your Costs
[By Pamela Schweppe]
If you live in Massachusetts, there's an energyeffi
ciency initiative that you might not even be aware
of-but if you want to help reduce greenhouse gases
and enjoy savings at the same time, you should be.
It's called Mass Save®
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS
It's an arrangement that has the potential to save you
, and it provides a range of energyeffi
ciency programs and incentives that can benefi t
condominium associations and unit owners alike.
National Grid is among the Massachusetts natural gas
and electric utilities and energy service providers that
sponsor it.
National Grid is a utility that provides homes and
businesses in Massachusetts and New York with natural
gas and electricity. Serving more than 20 million
people throughout these two states, it is one of the
largest investor-owned energy companies in the
United States. And it is committed to transforming
its electrical and natural gas networks with smarter,
cleaner, and more resilient solutions to meet the
challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
So is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In 2008, the state passed the Green Communities Act.
Using 1990 levels as a baseline, the legislation aims to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by the year
2050. Because National Grid is a utility sponsor of
Mass Save®
, all electric and/or natural gas Massachusetts
customers benefi t from having a portion of their
utility bill set aside for Mass Save®
programs.
more than you put into it-if you take advantage of it.
" What our programs aim to do is to put all this money
that our customers are paying into this fund back into
their homes by covering the cost of energy-effi ciency
upgrades, " explains Frank Nitti, senior program manager
for National Grid.
Accessing the program is as easy as calling Mass Save®
or visiting them online. The customer will then be directed
to the next step depending on the property type.
Properties with fi ve or more residential units qualify
for Mass Save®
's 5+ Program. Under this program,
National Grid assigns an energy specialist to the job.
These partners provide a broad array of services and
can not only complete the no-cost energy assessment,
but also manage the whole project as well. When the
work is done, National Grid will perform an inspection
to ensure that everything was done properly.
National Grid also administers programs for rental
properties, as well as an Income Eligible Multi-Family
Retrofi t Program under Mass Save®
's 5+ Program.
According to Nitti, programs are generally offered on
a three-year cycle. In other words, when a Mass Save®
specialist provides an association board or unit owner
with a quote and that offer is accepted, it won't substantially
change from one calendar year to the next.
That ongoing consistency is
especially helpful in large condominium
associations, where
decision making can sometimes
be protracted. However, " even
within that three-year period,
we're always looking to innovate,
strategize, fi nd new offerings, and
identify where there's opportunity
that's not already being captured
by the program, " Nitti notes.
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[Photos: Massachusetts condominium associations and unit owners
who are customers of National Grid can reap many benefi ts from the
company's Mass Save® energy-effi ciency program.]
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