Interested in solar power in Massachusetts? We've got you covered. We've gathered a ton of stats and tracked down any local installers we could find.
Skip to key solar facts in Massachusetts
The average Massachusetts resident spends about 0.16 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) and uses about 638 kilowatts (kW) per month. With an average month's electric bill totaling $100.97 it definitely makes sense to see if you can save money on power.
Key Solar Facts – Averaged for Massachusetts
Average savings per year: $1275.96 ($106.33 per month)
Estimated time for the system to pay for itself: 16 years, 6 months
Is solar worth it in Massachusetts? Based on the price of electricity in Massachusetts (an average of 0.16 per kW) and low amounts of sun (9% less than average) compared to other states, solar power is 23% more cost effective than the rest of the nation.
Our final opinion: solar panels are recommended in Massachusetts.
Solar Panel Installers in Massachusetts
Description: Sunrun is a residential-only solar provider in 15 states. The company estimates customers save an average of 20% on their electricity bills after costs.
Features:
- Several affordable plans available.
- Guaranteed lifetime protection for equipment.
- Guaranteed production rates. If they don't produce as promised, Sunrun will refund your money.
- New home owners receive the same deals, increasing home equity.
About our rating: Sunrun's guarantees really make it stand out – especially because one of the most common complaints with other solar panel providers is that salespeople over-promise production and leave customers stuck with money-losing systems. It's all guaranteed in writing with Sunrun.
Description: SolarCity is currently the largest solar provider in the nation. The company was started by two brothers, and is proud of its grassroots beginnings.
Features:
- $0 down plans available.
- The Give Power foundation gives a solar system and battery to schools without electricity for every megawatt generated.
- Option to lock-in power rates to avoid rising utility costs.
About our rating: SolarCity is easy to get behind with its emphasis on helping less fortunate communities. Customers also report high satisfaction with price lock options.
Description: Sungevity does business in 14 states, but they'd best be classified as an enthusiastic underdog. They've shown some differentiation through technology and power generation monitoring.
Features:
- 20-year system performance guarantee
- Partnerships to share profits with environmental non-profits
- Representatives on-hand at your local Lowe's
About our rating: There's nothing wrong with Sungevity – they're a great providers with high-quality systems and technology. They could do a little better by providing more pricing options and some of the risk-reducing guarantees that other companies offer.
Description: Vivint Solar is one of the larger solar power providers, serving several sun-friendly states. The company is best known for plans with no money down and quick installation.
Features:
- Plans available with no up-front costs if qualified.
- Professional consultation, custom design, and installation.
- Monitoring and maintenance from Vivint to ensure maximum performance.
About our rating: The company offers several plans to match most budgets; however, some salespeople reportedly make commitments and set expectations that cannot be fulfilled.
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Solar Power by Month in Massachusetts
A 5kW system will save someone in Massachusetts about $106.33 on an average month. Massachusetts residents will usually generate the most power in July. A breakdown of average solar power and savings per month is below.
| Month | Available kW / meter / day | Estimated savings / month |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.48 | 81.92 |
| Feb | 4.22 | 99.52 |
| Mar | 4.79 | 112.84 |
| Apr | 5.11 | 120.37 |
| May | 5.06 | 119.24 |
| Jun | 5.07 | 119.35 |
| Jul | 5.49 | 129.06 |
| Aug | 5.38 | 126.71 |
| Sep | 5.1 | 120.2 |
| Oct | 4.13 | 97.12 |
| Nov | 3.24 | 76.14 |
| Dec | 3.12 | 73.48 |
Massachusetts has a low amount of solar power to capture – about 5.31 kilowatts per meter per day.
Calculations and Sources
Data based on 520 reporting zip codes in Massachusetts. Stats above assume a 32 square meter (345 square foot) standard-efficiency (15%) 5 kW system costing $21,000 out of pocket. Costs vary, but are generally lower due to federal and local government incentives.
Get more info on cities in Massachusetts
Choose from a city in Massachusetts below to see info on solar power panels, installation, provider, and cost effectiveness in your area.
Abington, MA
Acton, MA
Acushnet, MA
Adams, MA
Agawam, MA
Allston, MA
Amesbury, MA
Amherst, MA
Andover, MA
Arlington, MA
Ashburnham, MA
Ashby, MA
Ashfield, MA
Ashland, MA
Ashley Falls, MA
Assonet, MA
Athol, MA
Attleboro, MA
Attleboro Falls, MA
Auburn, MA
Auburndale, MA
Avon, MA
Ayer, MA
Baldwinville, MA
Barnstable, MA
Barre, MA
Becket, MA
Bedford, MA
Belchertown, MA
Bellingham, MA
Belmont, MA
Berkley, MA
Berkshire, MA
Berlin, MA
Bernardston, MA
Beverly, MA
Billerica, MA
Blackstone, MA
Blandford, MA
Bolton, MA
Bondsville, MA
Boston, MA
Boxborough, MA
Boxford, MA
Boylston, MA
Braintree, MA
Brewster, MA
Bridgewater, MA
Brighton, MA
Brimfield, MA
Brockton, MA
Brookfield, MA
Brookline, MA
Buckland, MA
Burlington, MA
Buzzards Bay, MA
Byfield, MA
Cambridge, MA
Canton, MA
Carlisle, MA
Carver, MA
Cataumet, MA
Centerville, MA
Charlemont, MA
Charlestown, MA
Charlton, MA
Chatham, MA
Chelmsford, MA
Chelsea, MA
Cherry Valley, MA
Cheshire, MA
Chester, MA
Chesterfield, MA
Chestnut Hill, MA
Chicopee, MA
Chilmark, MA
Clinton, MA
Cohasset, MA
Colrain, MA
Concord, MA
Conway, MA
Cotuit, MA
Cummaquid, MA
Cummington, MA
Dalton, MA
Danvers, MA
Dedham, MA
Deerfield, MA
Dennis, MA
Dennis Port, MA
Devens, MA
Dighton, MA
Dorchester, MA
Dorchester Center, MA
Douglas, MA
Dover, MA
Dracut, MA
Drury, MA
Dudley, MA
Dunstable, MA
Duxbury, MA
East Bridgewater, MA
East Brookfield, MA
East Falmouth, MA
East Freetown, MA
East Longmeadow, MA
East Orleans, MA
East Otis, MA
East Sandwich, MA
East Taunton, MA
East Walpole, MA
East Wareham, MA
East Weymouth, MA
Eastham, MA
Easthampton, MA
Edgartown, MA
Erving, MA
Essex, MA
Everett, MA
Fairhaven, MA
Fall River, MA
Falmouth, MA
Fayville, MA
Feeding Hills, MA
Fiskdale, MA
Fitchburg, MA
Florence, MA
Forestdale, MA
Foxboro, MA
Framingham, MA
Franklin, MA
Gardner, MA
Georgetown, MA
Gilbertville, MA
Gill, MA
Glendale, MA
Gloucester, MA
Goshen, MA
Grafton, MA
Granby, MA
Granville, MA
Great Barrington, MA
Greenfield, MA
Groton, MA
Groveland, MA
Hadley, MA
Halifax, MA
Hampden, MA
Hanover, MA
Hanscom Afb, MA
Hanson, MA
Hardwick, MA
Harvard, MA
Harwich, MA
Harwich Port, MA
Hatfield, MA
Haverhill, MA
Haydenville, MA
Heath, MA
Hingham, MA
Hinsdale, MA
Holbrook, MA
Holden, MA
Holland, MA
Holliston, MA
Holyoke, MA
Hopedale, MA
Hopkinton, MA
Housatonic, MA
Hubbardston, MA
Hudson, MA
Hull, MA
Humarock, MA
Huntington, MA
Hyannis, MA
Hyannis Port, MA
Hyde Park, MA
Indian Orchard, MA
Ipswich, MA
Jamaica Plain, MA
Jefferson, MA
Kingston, MA
Lake Pleasant, MA
Lakeville, MA
Lancaster, MA
Lanesboro, MA
Lawrence, MA
Lee, MA
Leeds, MA
Leicester, MA
Lenox, MA
Lenox Dale, MA
Leominster, MA
Leverett, MA
Lexington, MA
Lincoln, MA
Littleton, MA
Longmeadow, MA
Lowell, MA
Ludlow, MA
Lunenburg, MA
Lynn, MA
Lynnfield, MA
Malden, MA
Manchester, MA
Mansfield, MA
Marblehead, MA
Marion, MA
Marlborough, MA
Marshfield, MA
Marshfield Hills, MA
Marstons Mills, MA
Mashpee, MA
Mattapan, MA
Mattapoisett, MA
Maynard, MA
Medfield, MA
Medford, MA
Medway, MA
Melrose, MA
Mendon, MA
Merrimac, MA
Methuen, MA
Middleboro, MA
Middlefield, MA
Middleton, MA
Milford, MA
Millbury, MA
Millers Falls, MA
Millis, MA
Millville, MA
Milton, MA
Monponsett, MA
Monroe Bridge, MA
Monson, MA
Montague, MA
Monterey, MA
Nahant, MA
Nantucket, MA
Natick, MA
Needham, MA
Needham Heights, MA
New Bedford, MA
New Braintree, MA
New Salem, MA
Newbury, MA
Newburyport, MA
Newton, MA
Newton Center, MA
Newton Highlands, MA
Newton Lower Falls, MA
Newton Upper Falls, MA
Newtonville, MA
Norfolk, MA
North Adams, MA
North Andover, MA
North Attleboro, MA
North Billerica, MA
North Brookfield, MA
North Chatham, MA
North Chelmsford, MA
North Dartmouth, MA
North Dighton, MA
North Easton, MA
North Falmouth, MA
North Grafton, MA
North Oxford, MA
North Reading, MA
North Truro, MA
North Weymouth, MA
Northampton, MA
Northborough, MA
Northbridge, MA
Northfield, MA
Norton, MA
Norwell, MA
Norwood, MA
Oakham, MA
Onset, MA
Orange, MA
Orleans, MA
Osterville, MA
Otis, MA
Oxford, MA
Palmer, MA
Paxton, MA
Peabody, MA
Pembroke, MA
Pepperell, MA
Petersham, MA
Pittsfield, MA
Plainfield, MA
Plainville, MA
Plymouth, MA
Plympton, MA
Pocasset, MA
Prides Crossing, MA
Princeton, MA
Provincetown, MA
Quincy, MA
Randolph, MA
Raynham, MA
Reading, MA
Rehoboth, MA
Revere, MA
Richmond, MA
Rochdale, MA
Rochester, MA
Rockland, MA
Rockport, MA
Roslindale, MA
Rowe, MA
Rowley, MA
Roxbury, MA
Roxbury Crossing, MA
Royalston, MA
Russell, MA
Rutland, MA
Sagamore, MA
Sagamore Beach, MA
Salem, MA
Salisbury, MA
Sandisfield, MA
Sandwich, MA
Saugus, MA
Savoy, MA
Scituate, MA
Seekonk, MA
Sharon, MA
Sheffield, MA
Shelburne Falls, MA
Sherborn, MA
Shirley, MA
Shrewsbury, MA
Shutesbury, MA
Siasconset, MA
Somerset, MA
Somerville, MA
South Chatham, MA
South Dartmouth, MA
South Deerfield, MA
South Dennis, MA
South Easton, MA
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South Grafton, MA
South Hadley, MA
South Hamilton, MA
South Walpole, MA
South Wellfleet, MA
South Weymouth, MA
South Yarmouth, MA
Southampton, MA
Southborough, MA
Southbridge, MA
Southfield, MA
Southwick, MA
Spencer, MA
Springfield, MA
Sterling, MA
Stockbridge, MA
Stoneham, MA
Stoughton, MA
Stow, MA
Sturbridge, MA
Sudbury, MA
Sunderland, MA
Sutton, MA
Swampscott, MA
Swansea, MA
Taunton, MA
Templeton, MA
Tewksbury, MA
Thorndike, MA
Three Rivers, MA
Topsfield, MA
Townsend, MA
Truro, MA
Turners Falls, MA
Tyngsboro, MA
Tyringham, MA
Upton, MA
Uxbridge, MA
Village Of Nagog Woods, MA
Vineyard Haven, MA
Waban, MA
Wakefield, MA
Wales, MA
Walpole, MA
Waltham, MA
Ware, MA
Wareham, MA
Warren, MA
Warwick, MA
Watertown, MA
Wayland, MA
Webster, MA
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley Hills, MA
Wellfleet, MA
Wendell, MA
Wendell Depot, MA
Wenham, MA
West Barnstable, MA
West Boylston, MA
West Bridgewater, MA
West Brookfield, MA
West Chesterfield, MA
West Dennis, MA
West Harwich, MA
West Hatfield, MA
West Newbury, MA
West Newton, MA
West Roxbury, MA
West Springfield, MA
West Stockbridge, MA
West Tisbury, MA
West Townsend, MA
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West Warren, MA
West Yarmouth, MA
Westborough, MA
Westfield, MA
Westford, MA
Westminster, MA
Weston, MA
Westport, MA
Westwood, MA
Weymouth, MA
Wheelwright, MA
Whitinsville, MA
Whitman, MA
Wilbraham, MA
Williamsburg, MA
Williamstown, MA
Wilmington, MA
Winchendon, MA
Winchester, MA
Windsor, MA
Winthrop, MA
Woburn, MA
Woods Hole, MA
Worcester, MA
Worthington, MA
Wrentham, MA
Yarmouth Port, MA