Are you a renter looking to reduce your energy usage, save money, and increase your home’s year-round comfort?

Or a landlord aiming to improve your property’s energy efficiency?

Cape Light Compact offers a no-cost Renter Home Energy Assessment to help both renters and landlords to achieve these shared goals effortlessly!

Attention Oak Bluffs and Tisbury Landlords & Renters

If you own or live in a 1-4 unit rental property in Oak Bluffs or Tisbury, you may be qualified to receive additional program incentives such as no-cost heat pump installations. To learn more, please contact the Cape Light Compact at 1-800-797-6699 to learn more and get enrolled.

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What to Expect at the Renter Home Energy Assessment?

  • Energy Efficiency Opportunities: An Energy Specialist will conduct a comprehensive energy evaluation of your home, from the attic to the basement. The Energy Specialist will assess energy efficiency opportunities related to your home’s current air sealing and insulation levels, heating and cooling system, appliances, and clean energy resources, such as solar and battery storage. An Energy Specialist may provide you with instant energy-saving measures, such as a low-flow showerhead, faucet aerators, and advanced power strips.
  • Safety: If your home has a fuel-burning heating system or appliances, the Energy Specialist will conduct a Combustion Safety Test to ensure these are operating safely in your home.

Following the assessment, you’ll receive a custom Home Energy Action Report detailing:

  • Information on available rebates for upgrading your appliances, thermostats, and HVAC equipment
  • A proposal for 100% off on insulation upgrades. You can opt to use the recommended insulation installer provided by your energy specialist or find your own installer from our list by clicking here. Project may be contingent on landlord approval.
  • Up to $5,000 for weatherization barrier mitigation, including knob and tube wiring and vermiculite. Offer valid for renter-occupied units in buildings with 2-4 units only. Single-family rentals and owner-occupied units do not qualify.
  • The opportunity to apply for 0% financing through the Mass Save® HEAT for eligible upgrades

To qualify for a no-cost renter home energy assessment you must have an active Eversource electric account on Cape Cod or Martha’s Vineyard. These assessments are available for existing residences.

Are You a Landlord?

If you’re a landlord of a unit where the tenant pays the electric bill, our Renters offer can also benefit you as the property owner. Have your tenants contact us directly for their Energy Assessment; any recommendations for weatherization will be signed off on by you before being implemented.

If you own a building with 5 or more units be sure to see what is available through the Multi-family offering by giving us a call at 1-800-797-6699. If 50 percent or more of the tenants are below designated income levels you may qualify for the Income Eligible Multi-family Retrofit Program. Click here to learn more or call 617-348-6425.

Get Started Today!

  • Click the links below to either sign up online or give us a call.
  • Our energy specialists will schedule a time that is convenient to you for the assessments. We currently offer both in-home and virtual options.
  • Following the assessment, you will get your Home Energy Action Report, which includes next steps you can take to increase your home’s efficiency.