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Massachusetts test shows big savings from free heat pumps and solar

Low-income residents on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard who participated in a home electrification pilot saw their utility bills drop by more than half.

By Sarah Shemkus  . 

A person bends down to look at HVAC equipment installed on the outside of a home.
Dozens of households on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard got heat pumps through the Cape and Vineyard Electrification Offering. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

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