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Wakefield Gas and Light Department offers a residential solar program with one-time rebates up to $0.80 per watt for qualifying projects. Funding is awarded on a first-come, first-served basis while funds last. Projects must follow program guidelines, and work started before rebate approval is at the applicant’s own risk.

NOTE: Solar projects should not be started until fully approved.

Requirements:

  • Program is available to residential and commercial customers in good standing

  • System must be owned by the customer

  • System must be installed between 90° and 270°

  • System size is capped at 10kW DC for residential systems and 25 kW DC for commercial systems (Systems larger than this can be
    installed with permission from WMGLD but will not be eligible for any rebate funds)

  • Shade reports must show annual access is at least 80%

Shade Analysis Requirements

The following shade analysis will be accepted:

  • Solmetric SunEye

  • Solar Pathfinder

  • Wiley ASSET Software

  • Aurora software with LIDAR data available

  • Bright Harvest

  • Scanifly

Application Instructions

The rebate application process will follow the standard interconnection process.

  1. Submit the following documents to WMGLD at solar@wmgld.com

    • One-line diagram stamped by a Massachusetts Professional Engineer

    • Panel and Inverter spec sheets

    • Proof of property ownership (i.e. deed or tax bill)

    • Copy of Contractor/Homeowner Agreement

    • Shade report for each roof plane or a consolidated report showing shading impact on each roof plane

  2. WMGLD reviews and approves the Interconnection Application within 10 business days of receiving the complete application and required documents, then returns it to the customer.

  3. The customer sends the signed Interconnection Application and Interconnection & Solar Net Metering Agreement—both signed by WMGLD and the customer—to MMWEC as part of the rebate application process.

  4. To begin the rebate application process, the customer must visit the MMWEC website at https://nextzero.org/wakefield/solar-rebates/ and complete the MMWEC application form.

  5. After installation, the local Wiring Inspector must approve the system and sign the WMGLD Certificate of Completion. The customer then submits the signed certificate to WMGLD.

  6. Upon receipt of the Certificate of Completion, WMGLD will schedule an inspection, meter installations, and witness testing with the customer and their solar company.

  7. WMGLD will issue to the customer a Permission to Operate Letter after successful inspection and testing. This grants the customer permission to interconnect with WMGLD’s electric distribution system.

  8. To finalize the rebate process, the customer must send the following documents to MMWEC (help@nextzero.org) for processing:

    • WMGLD Permission to Operate Letter

    • MMWEC Project Completion Form (provided in the Rebate Reservation Notification email)

    • Installation invoice

    • If applicable, Change Request form (provided in Rebate Reservation Notification email)

  9. Upon receipt of all documents required by MMWEC, a rebate check will be issued to customer within 90 days by MMWEC on behalf of WMGLD.