Connecticut and UI customers, Connecticut · Performance incentive
Energy Storage Solutions
Run by Energy Storage Solutions (Connecticut Green Bank with Eversource and UI)
Eversource and UI customers who install a home battery get $30 per kWh up front ($130 for grid-edge customers), plus performance payments for 10 years: $300, $450 or $550 per kW depending on income and location.
Amounts
How much you get
Enrollment incentive of $30 per kWh of battery capacity ($130 per kWh for grid-edge customers) for applications on or after April 1, 2026, plus a performance incentive paid twice a year for 10 years per average kW the battery delivers during events: $300 standard, $450 in underserved communities (distressed municipalities), $550 for low-income customers on a utility discount rate. The amount depends on which of these fits your install.
| What you install | You get |
|---|---|
| Standard residential performance incentive (per kW per season) | $300 |
| Underserved community (CT distressed municipality) | $450 |
| Low-income (Eversource or UI low income discount rate) | $550 |
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Eversource or UI customers.
An Eligible Contractor must install Eligible Equipment.
What to doPick a contractor from the Energy Storage Solutions Eligible Contractors list. Get a quote from a contractor
The battery is dispatched on high-demand summer and winter days (about 50 summer and 5 winter events); payments are based on actual performance.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Your contractor applies for you.
- Get quotes from Eligible Contractors.
Say you want to enroll in Energy Storage Solutions.
- Your contractor submits the enrollment application and installs the battery.
The enrollment incentive reduces the price.
- Get performance payments after each summer and winter season for 10 years.
Forms and instructionsEnergy Storage Solutions: Program Changes Effective April 1, 2026 · Energize CT Energy Storage Solutions
Stacking
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Connecticut customers, Connecticut
Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (RRES) – Eversource
Up to $0.329
Eversource CT customers with new home solar (25 kW or less) are paid for their power for 20 years: $0.3289 per kWh under Buy-All for 2026 applications, or retail-rate netting, with extra per-kWh adders for low-income households.
Checked Oct 25, 2026
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Smart-E Loan
Work done at no cost
No-money-down, unsecured loans from the Connecticut Green Bank and local lenders for 70+ home energy upgrades. Heat pump projects get 1.99% APR through December 31, 2026 (standard 6.99% to 7.99%).
Checked Oct 25, 2026
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Energy Storage Solutions pay?
$300 to $550, depending on what you install. The table under How much you get lists each amount.
Do I need to be a Connecticut or UI customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Connecticut and UI customers, Connecticut. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I have to use a contractor?
Yes. An Eligible Contractor must install Eligible Equipment.
Can I combine it with other rebates?
Yes, with Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (RRES) – Eversource and Smart-E Loan. See Use it with.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Energy Storage Solutions: Energy Security for your Home
- Energy Storage Solutions: Program Changes Effective April 1, 2026
- Energize CT Energy Storage Solutions
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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