Installer Resources - Automated Wood Heating

MassCEC is no longer accpeting new applications for grants for automated wood heat systems. This page provides resources for automated wood heating installers and designers about the completion process for residential and commercial grants.

• A residential automated wood heating project is any project installed at a residential facility.
• A commercial-scale automated wood heating project is any project installed at a commercial, industrial, institutional, or public facility.

Residential Installer Resources (Closed to New Applicants)

• Program Manual: Contains information on how to apply, technical requirements, mandatory certifications, and grant structure. 
• Outdoor Hydronic Heater Disposal Form: (if applicable) Must be submitted if seeking a rebate of this type.
• Please click here to download the projects database
• Click here to download the program fact sheet
• Eligible Automated Wood Heating Systems: Automated wood heaters listed on the Department of Energy Resource's APS Eligible Biomass/Furnace list are eligible for MassCEC's incentives.
• Eligible Advanced Cordwood Heating Systems: Advanced cordwood heaters listed on NYSERDA's Advanced Cordwood Boiler list are eligible for installation if Sytem Owner is removing an existing, qualifying cordwood heater.

Commercial-Scale Installer Resources For Existing Grantees (Closed to New Applicants)

• Program Manual: Contains information on how to apply, technical requirements, mandatory certifications, and grant structure.
• Qualifying Cordwood Heater Disposal Form: Must be submitted upon project completion for projects that are removing an existing qualifying cordwood heater.
• Click here to download the small-scale program fact sheet or click here for the commercial-scale program fact sheet

Code of Conduct

All installers who participate in MassCEC's rebate programs are bound by MassCEC's Code of Conduct. 

Best Practices

MassCEC’s program requirements are intended to ensure high-quality project designs and installations. We recommend double-checking the following to make sure the system meets program requirements and to minimize the delays associated with these common application errors:

• You have included all documents on the application checklist.
• Peak heat load on the application matches the Manual-J software output and is for the appropriate design city
• The heating system’s configured capacity is less than 110% of the building’s Manual-J design load.

Contact Us

Feel free to email us at biomassthermal@masscec.com or call 617-315-9300. Please note that review and processing time for rebate payments is typically 2- to-4 weeks.