ConnectedSolutions: paid summer dispatch for commercial batteries in Massachusetts.
National Grid and Eversource pay commercial customers for reducing load during called summer peak events, and a battery is the most reliable way to deliver it. Payment depends on measured performance, not on installed size.
The rule in one paragraph
National Grid's commercial ConnectedSolutions page lists daily dispatch at $200/kW and targeted dispatch at $45/kW for the June to September season, with performance capped relative to the site's peak. The page carries no publication date, so we confirm the current offer with the utility before modeling it.
Eversource's ConnectedSolutions+ pilot for Greater Boston lists $250/kW. Pay is based on the average load reduction measured during called events.
Primary source: National Grid, ConnectedSolutions for Massachusetts business customers (accessed October 7, 2026); Eversource, ConnectedSolutions+ (accessed October 7, 2026).
Who it applies to
Commercial and industrial customers of National Grid or Eversource in Massachusetts with a resource that can reduce load on call; batteries are the most predictable resource.
Commercial enrollment typically runs through an approved curtailment service provider (for example CPower, Enel X or Voltus), who enrolls the site and manages events.
What it costs / what it pays
The payment is per kW of measured average reduction during events, so a battery that is undersized, offline or empty during an event earns less. The same battery can also cut the site's own demand charges outside events.
Program payments are separate from bill savings and from any SMART adder, and each is modeled on its own line.
How NOI's structure fits
We size the battery for both jobs at design time: the site's own peak and the summer event season. Dispatch is planned around the tariff and the event calendar.
Payments, caps and eligibility change by program year; confirm the current terms with the utility and the aggregator before signature.
Timeline
- QualificationUtility, tariff and interval data reviewed against the event season.
- Design reviewBattery sized for both the site peak and summer events.
- ApplicationsEnrollment through the utility or an approved aggregator; interconnection filing.
- After approvalsEvent dispatch, performance reporting and payment reconciliation each season.
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This page reflects our understanding as of October 7, 2026. Regulatory numbers and program rules move. Confirm current statute specifics with your tax and legal advisors before signature.