Rep. Jeffrey Rosario Turco files bill to require point-of-sale heat pump rebates through Mass Save

Representative Jeffrey Rosario Turco of Winthrop filed legislation on Jan. 16, 2025, seeking to require the Mass Save program to offer a point-of-sale rebate for any heat pump for which a customer otherwise qualifies.

The bill, filed as House No. 3575 in the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court, would add subsection (g) to Section 21 of chapter 25 of the General Laws to require Mass Save to provide point-of-sale rebates for qualifying heat pumps. The filing was assigned to the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

The proposed amendment reads in part that “The Mass Save program shall offer to a customer a point-of-sale rebate for any heat pump for which the customer otherwise qualifies.” The bill text does not specify rebate amounts, eligibility criteria beyond “otherwise qualifies,” funding sources, or an effective date. The filing references Section 21 of chapter 25 of the General Laws (as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition).

Because the measure is a filed petition, there was no committee vote or enacted policy recorded in the filing notice. Next steps for the bill are committee referral and any subsequent public hearings, markups or floor action; none of those actions are shown in the filing.

Mass Save is the statewide energy-efficiency program administered through utilities and program administrators in Massachusetts; this bill would mandate that the program offer rebates at the point of sale for qualifying heat pumps if enacted. The legislative filing itself does not change program rules until the bill is acted on by the Legislature and signed by the governor.

Status: Filed Jan. 16, 2025; referred to the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. No committee hearing, vote, or appropriation is listed in the filing.