Belmont Light is now offering the Battery Storage Rebate for residential customers. Battery Storage system must be installed at a residential address and can be installed with or without attachment to a solar photovoltaic system. The Standard Interconnection Application process must be followed for the installation of the battery system.

Battery systems can be for short term coverage of outages or for more dynamic control of using solar to power one’s home.

Application Process

  • Installer submits Interconnection Application and follows process for installation
  • Customer or installer fills out Battery Storage System Rebate application (see below) and submits to EnergyResources@BelmontLight.com.
    • Rebate application can be submitted after the installation or at the time of interconnection application
  • Application will be reviewed and customer and installer informed of approval
  • Applications must be submitted within six (6) months installation
  • If approved, rebate will be applied as bill credit

Rebate

Rebate is $500 per account per calendar year, regardless of total system size.

Apply Now

Download the application below, fill it out, and return it to EnergyResources@BelmontLight.com.

Download Application Form

 

Additional Incentives – Connected Homes

The following battery types are eligible for additional incentives when connected to Belmont’s demand response program – ConnectedHomes.

For eligible battery systems that enroll in ConnectedHomes, customers may receive an additional $25 per kWh of battery capacity, up to an account-limit of $750 for 30kWh. To be eligible for this additional upfront incentive a battery system should have:

  • Receipts of purchase/installation dated within the past 6 months
  • Approved Interconnection Application
  • Permission to Energize Letter
  • Confirmation of enrollment in ConnectedHomes.

To claim your rebate, email a rebate application form to Belmont (EnergyResources@belmontlight.com) along with the copy of the receipts and proof of enrollment in ConnectedHomes, and we will process your rebate as a bill credit.

For your participation in ConnectedHomes with your Battery system, Belmont will provide a year-round incentive of $30 per month for each Battery over 10 kilowatt hours enrolled in the Program, capping out at three 10kWh+ battery systems. Each battery is eligible for a $360 incentive per year, up to a maximum of $1,080 per year.

Battery Storage Capacity  Potential Yearly Incentive*
10+ kWh $360
20+ kWh $720
30+ kWh $1080
Batteries are eligible for incentives each month/year they participate.
*Estimation assumes participation of the battery system in every event.

Customers can opt out, but to be eligible for an incentive in a given month, systems should participate in all events of each month. Incentives are processed once every quarter, as bill credits.

Page Updated: 9.16.2025