Get More Energy Control with Solar and Battery Storage in Ashland, Massachusetts
Sunrun Can Help You Stay Calm during Outages and Rising Energy Costs
+4.3 Mil.
Massachusetts residents hit by blackouts from 2008 to 2017.1
+25%
Massachusetts residential electricity rates vs. the national average.2
198
Average number of sunny days per year in Ashland, MA.3
Good news: You live in the ideal place to create and store your own renewable energy. Massachusetts is considered one of the nation’s top states for solar,4 thanks to a broad range of solar incentives5 and the plummeting costs of rooftop solar panels and home battery storage.4,6 It could be an incredibly cost-effective move if you team up with an Ashland solar company like Sunrun today. This move can give you protection during outages, boost your control over electricity bills, and lower your home carbon emissions for decades.
How to Go Solar in Ashland
As the leading residential solar and energy storage company in the U.S.,7 we work so you can worry less about your electric bills and focus on more important things. Find out which Sunrun solar plan, with or without a home battery in Ashland, is the best match for your budget and energy needs.
Eversource has a net energy metering (NEM) program that could let you earn credits on your utility bill for the excess solar power you create and send to the grid.8 Net metering in Ashland may help you save money on future home energy bills.
Solar made better
- Learn about the federal tax credit
- Find your ideal system and battery
- Get your cost to switch to solar
How Would You Like to Gain Energy Independence?
Each Sunrun solar plan offers unique advantages. Whether you choose a solar lease or a purchase plan, along with a battery storage system, we'll work hard to ensure that you can benefit from your Ashland solar panel installation for decades. As one of the best solar installers in Massachusetts, we’ll even take care of the paperwork for you when possible.
Monthly Plan
Lease new Sunrun solar panels in Ashland with as little as $0 down. Lock in predictable monthly rates and stay covered with our industry-leading Sunrun Guarantee.
Full Amount Lease
Prepay for up to 25 years of Ashland solar power for home use at the best price. Our Sunrun Guarantee also backs it.
System Purchase
Own a home solar system in Ashland, and you could build home value. You may qualify for Massachusetts solar incentives, like the federal tax credit,* a state tax credit, property and sales tax exemptions, as well as Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs).5,9,10
Solar + Brightbox™
Add Brightbox, Sunrun’s battery storage service, to your solar installation in Ashland. This can help keep you powered during outages, cloudy days, rainy afternoons, or at night.
Between 2008 and 2017, Massachusetts endured 823 power outages.1
Severe storms and outages are hard to predict, but with Brightbox, you can be better prepared for any scenario at any time.
Brightbox can help you back up your entire home with a Tesla Powerwall, or you can back up just the rooms you need with an LG Chem solar battery.**
When the sun is out, Brightbox can store clean and affordable back-up power for later use.
Brightbox is the Ashland back-up power solution that puts you in control. It can turn on during an outage and will work to recharge until the grid's restored.
Unlike generators, Brightbox doesn’t run on fossil fuels, which produce carbon monoxide (CO) that’s dangerous for your health.11
You can monitor your Ashland solar energy production and storage daily with the online dashboard and mobile app.
Our monthly lease and prepaid lease plans include 24/7 monitoring and maintenance to ensure your system runs smoothly. This benefit sets Brightbox apart from other solar batteries in Ashland.
Clean Energy Can Help Protect Massachusetts’s Communities and Environment
35%
State electricity generation that will come from renewable energy sources by 2030 and an additional 1% each year after.12
80%
The Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) calls for a cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below 1990 levels by 2050.13
Create and store your own clean energy in Ashland, and you can reduce your dependence on toxic, dangerous fossil fuels. This will help build a more modern and resilient energy system that runs on renewable power made in Massachusetts. Ready to go solar? Use our Product Selector or request a free quote to get one-on-one service from our expert Solar Advisors. Together we can keep Massachusetts on the right track towards a cleaner energy future.
Why Choose Sunrun in Ashland?
Since 2007, hundreds of thousands of people have chosen Sunrun to join the clean energy revolution. To date, our customers’ solar arrays have generated billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy and kept millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere. This is equivalent to preventing billions of pounds of coal or millions of gallons of gasoline from burning.14
American families can help us create a better energy future for the whole nation, one home solar panel system at a time. See what people say about their experience with Sunrun.
SOURCES:
1. Eaton Blackout Tracker Annual Report
2. Massachusetts electricity costs
3. Ashland, MA annual sunny days
4. Massachusetts solar state rank and solar price drop
5. Massachusetts solar incentives
6. U.S. battery storage price drop
7. Sunrun ranked as leading residential solar-plus-storage vendor
8. Eversource net energy metering (NEM) program
9. Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Program
10. Massachusetts Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) market price
11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) generator safety fact sheet
12. Massachusetts renewable portfolio standard (RPS)
13. Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA)
*We recommend contacting a tax professional to accurately determine the impact of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on your federal taxes.
**One Tesla Powerwall stores 13.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable electricity, which can be used to back up the home for a day. An LG Chem solar battery holds 9.8 kWh, which can be used to back up essential parts of the home from 8 to 12 hours.