EnergySmart Alternatives, LLC

EnergySmart Alternatives is a Medford company that designs and installs custom residential and small-commercial geothermal heating and cooling systems across Massachusetts, handling permitting, drilling coordination, installation and rebate paperwork itself rather than subcontracting. It says it installs no fossil-fuel systems. The company's self-reported credentials are geothermal-specific: IGSHPA Accredited Installer and NATE Certified Ground Source Heat Pump Loop Installer status, plus dealer relationships with WaterFurnace and Hydron Module. Its listed team includes a geothermal specialist with a PhD in environmental engineering and a Massachusetts/New Hampshire licensed master electrician (that license hasn't been verified against the state registry). The site says the company was founded in 2011, with the owners' hands-on geothermal experience going back to 2008. There isn't much independent feedback to go on yet: BBB has no rating or reviews on file, and the only third-party account is a 2023 Reddit comment from a homeowner who'd had the company's geothermal system running for about six months and reported it was going well so far. Anyone considering them should ask for recent customer references directly, since the public written record is currently thin.