Residents

Assessment Process

Step 1: Sign-up

Explore our website and learn about ways you can save energy and reduce your carbon footprint, including getting an energy assessment. Sign up for a CEA energy assessment now, and be sure to save keep an eye out for your confirmation email which contains additional directions to prepare you for your assessment.

Step 2: Receive a Home Energy Assessment

An Energy Specialist will visit your home to perform your scheduled energy assessment. The Energy Specialist will inspect leaks, insulation, appliances, aerators, shower heads and other sources of energy loss, then provide you with a list of recommendations.

Step 3: Follow-up Call with the CEA Energy Advisor

A couple of weeks after your assessment, a CEA Energy Advisor will follow-up with a call. The Energy Advisor will help you connect to information that you need to get your home improvement project done, including:

  • All available incentives and rebates for the recommended measures
  • A range of options for financing the project
  • Financial tools to help you determine cost and payback
  • Contracting services available through our partners and other sources

Step 4: Installation

Our energy service partners or other selected contractor installs energy efficiency measures, usually within 60 days.

Step 5: Enjoy Savings & Comfort!

You enjoy the savings and the comfort, knowing that you have invested in measures that will benefit you and the planet for a long time to come.

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Additional Resources(More)
  • Summer Tips

    Simple tips and tricks to save energy, like keep your refrigerator full to reduce air exchange when the door is open.
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  • Energy Efficient Products

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  • Renewable Energy for Your Home

    Find out about everything from purchasing wind energy through NSTAR to installing solar panels for your home.Read more…

  • Financial Incentive Summary

    Discover all of the current incentives and rebates available to residents undertaking energy improvements in Cambridge. Read more…

  • Resource Directories

    Listings of local agencies and organizations serving the community. Read more…

  • Unanswered questions?

    Contact the CEA Energy Advisor.



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