Members: Paid Mass Save Focus Group Opportunity

Illume Advising, on behalf of the sponsors of the Mass Save program, is seeking feedback from landlords across the state about specific Mass Save initiatives, and about the program in general.

Energy efficient upgrades can reduce utility bills and carbon output. Mass Save wants your opinion on their programs. (Image License: Linus Belanger for Unsplash)

According to Erin Harper of Illume, the focus group sessions will be held virtually and should last around an hour and a half. Session dates will depend on scheduling availability but are expected to be in February. Selected participants who complete the focus group will receive a $200 thank you stipend.

The first half of the meeting will discuss a specific Mass Save electrification agreement in which landlords pledge not to raise the rent as a result of heat pump installation. (MassLandlords had substantive input in the drafting of the electrification agreement. Rental housing providers may still raise the rent for unrelated reasons, such as market fluctuations.) The second half will focus on landlord perceptions of the Mass Save program.

The goal is for Mass Save to better understand rental housing providers’ interactions with Mass Save programs, particularly landlords with middle-income renters. This is a feedback session to gauge perception about Mass Save initiatives, as well as a chance for landlords to express why they would, or would not, participate in Mass Save energy efficiency offers.

Space is limited to 20 participants. If you are interested, please fill out the interest form no later than Friday, Feb. 6.

Please note, while MassLandlords has a non-voting seat on the state equity working group advising Mass Save, this is not a MassLandlords-specific initiative.