Upgrade Existing Lighting

Upgrade the efficiency of existing lighting in your building with technical guidance and incentives.
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Your business can save while enhancing the visual comfort and productivity of employees with lighting upgrades.

The Sponsors of Mass Save offer incentives and technical guidance for a variety of lighting control technologies, including:

  • Remote-Mounted Occupancy Sensors
  • Daylight Dimming Systems
  • Occupancy-Controlled Step-Dimming Systems
  • Wall-Mounted Occupancy Sensors
  • Wall-Mounted Vacancy Occupancy Sensors
  • Photocell Sensors (lighting systems on 24/7)
  • High Bay Occupancy Control Systems

  1. Contact Your Program Sponsor
    Before starting your project, provide your Program Sponsor with the completed application, lighting specifications, project costs, and anticipated savings to see if your project is eligible for an incentive.
  2. Receive Pre-Approval from Your Program Sponsor
    Once Sponsor review has occurred and the project is determined eligible, a pre-approval letter will be issued outlining the incentive amount.
  3. Install Pre-Approved Equipment
    Once your project has been pre-approved, install the qualifying equipment within 12 months.
  4. After Installation Is Completed
    Once the installation is completed, notify your Program Sponsor and provide final documentation of installation, including invoice and final specifications. Once information is verified, incentive payment will be issued.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? The Sponsors of Mass Save offer customized project support to help your business save money and energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


For a full list of eligibility requirements, please reference the incentive application.

  • Must be an existing customer of Cape Light Compact, Eversource, National Grid, or Unitil
  • Facility lighting must average a minimum of 2,000 hours per year
  • Once purchased, install the equipment within 12 months of program approval
  • Equipment that has already received a Mass Save incentive from a participating distributor or through another offering from a Sponsor of Mass Save is not eligible for the incentives on this application
  • All LED fixtures must meet Design Lights Consortium (DLC) technical requirements as indicated per Product code

Related Rebates & Incentives

Case Study: True Value

True Value, one of the world's leading hardware stores, made lighting upgrades to their Pope's Island location. These upgrades not only made the space more attractive for shoppers, but will also save the store approximately $6,325.90 per year.

Case Study: Boutwell Owens

A printed paperboard packaging vendor, Boutwell Owens, saved $36,000 annually with major lighting upgrades.

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Case Study: Lower Cape TV

A non-profit community access television station saves approximately $23,000 annually, while creating a more comfortable studio environment by installing and updating LED lighting.

Not Sure Where To Start?

If you’re looking for advice on how to save energy, the Sponsors of Mass Save offer energy assessments and guidance to support efficiency projects from start to finish.

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