Middleborough Gas & Electric Department

MGED is working with Abode to ensure that your weatherization project is being installed to have the greatest impact on your comfort and our planet. Improving your home’s levels of air-sealing and insulation will improve your comfort level and reduce the amount of energy and money you’re spending to heat and cool your home.

Our Weatherization Program has you covered!

Contractor List

Customers have access to a list of participating contractors who understand program requirements.

Quality Assurance

Customers are provided with quality assurance reviews to ensure completeness, effectiveness, and safety of installed weatherization measures.

Incentives

Rebates are available to assist homeowners’ transition to clean, efficient technology to cool and heat your home.

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STEP 1

Complete a home energy assessment through your municipal utility to determine whether there is opportunity for weatherization in your home.

STEP 2

Work with a participating contractor to identify and complete specific weatherization improvements.

STEP 3

Your contractor submits a virtual quality assurance form to Abode. We review the submission and approve it remotely if possible, or complete an in-home inspection and work with the contractor to resolve any work issues if needed.

STEP 4

Submit the weatherization rebate application through your MLP.

STEP 5

The rebate is processed and customers enjoy a more comfortable, efficient home.

MGED REBATES

MGED provides no-cost home energy assessments and rebates for eligible weatherization improvements.
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REBATE PROCESS

In order to be eligible for a rebate through MGED, the project must adhere to the eligibility verification and quality assurance review process.

STEP 1: HOME ENERGY ASSESSMENT
A no-cost home energy assessment must be completed within the last two years. Schedule a home energy assessment with an auditor.

SCHEDULE ASSESSMENT >

STEP 2: SCOPING VISIT
Work with a contractor to determine exactly what weatherization improvements can be made to the home. Participating contractors have agreed to provide standardized weatherization recommendations and pricing consistent with statewide programs. Participating contractors also adhere to the required quality assurance and rebate processes. You are not required to work with a participating contractor.

ACCESS TO THE PARTICIPATING CONTRACTOR LIST >

STEP 3: QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW

If working with a participating contractor
Your contractor will submit a virtual quality assurance form to Abode with project documentation and photos of the completed work. Abode will review the submission and approve it remotely if possible, or will schedule an in-home inspection and work with the contractor to resolve any work issues if needed.

If working with a non-participating contractor
Contact Abode to schedule an in-home weatherization inspection with an Abode inspector.

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STEP 4: REBATE APPLICATION

The online rebate application must be completed by the homeowner or contractor following install. The form will ask for an invoice for the job, which can be obtained by the contractor.

FILL OUT REBATE APPLICATION >

REBATE RULES & REQUIREMENTS

  • Weatherization opportunity must be determined by a recent MGED/Energy New England energy audit before installation.
  • No added room or space (renovation or new construction) that adds to the home’s heating load will be eligible unless the new load is neutralized by increased insulation/air sealing in the other areas. This will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and should be approved by Abode & MGED before weatherization work commences.
  • Work must be started and completed from January 1st to December 31st, for this rebate cycle. Work completed in the following year will be eligible for that year’s rebate offering, if available.
  • Work can be done by the homeowner, a contractor, or a combination of the two. Where applicable, the contractor must be licensed for the work performed. See below for a list of participating contractors.
In order to qualify for the weatherization rebate from MGED, installed weatherization improvements must pass a quality assurance inspection provided by Abode Energy Management. In order to pass inspection, the home must not have any health or safety issues that are created by the installed weatherization improvements or that are pre-existing in the home and exacerbated by the installed weatherization improvements. These health and safety issues include but are not limited to:

  • Issues with a heating system or other combustion appliance that will result in the accumulation of harmful combustion byproducts in the home
  • Insulation in contact with electrical and/or heat sources that pose a fire hazard
  • Inadequate ventilation in the home that poses a moisture accumulation and air quality risk.

These health and safety factors are consistent with building code and energy efficiency program requirements across Massachusetts. Installing weatherization measures in accordance with these requirements is the responsibility of the weatherization contractor or a subcontractor, if applicable. If health and safety issues exist in the home following the weatherization install, they will need to be resolved before a weatherization rebate can be provided by MGED.

Customers are strongly encouraged to work with one of the program’s participating contractors included on the contractor list maintained by Abode.

PARTICIPATING CONTRACTOR LIST

Use the Participating Contractor List to find qualified installers in your area. You are not required to work with a contractor on the list, but the listed installers have agreed to provide standardized weatherization recommendations and pricing consistent with statewide programs. Therefore, you do not need to solicit quotes from multiple contractors on the Participating Contractor List. Participating contractors also adhere to the required quality assurance and rebate processes.
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