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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from New England Solar Hot Water. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$5,000 – $11,400
Typical HVAC project around $8,200
New England Solar Hot Water is a Canton company built around one narrow job: designing and installing solar hot water and heat-pump water-heater systems. Its website says NESHW was founded in 2008, serves Boston and Worcester, and works on residential and commercial systems; it also offers split heat-pump water heaters and solar photovoltaic electric systems. The recent customer response is unusually consistent. Google shows 4.9 stars from 40 ratings, and homeowners repeatedly describe clean one-day installations, prompt answers, careful explanations, and systems producing reliable hot water. A May 2026 customer said the company responded within an hour and installed a heat-pump water heater within 2.5 weeks; an April 2025 reviewer described a roof-system removal, roof patching, and new heat-pump installation completed on time and on budget. The written history includes one meaningful counterpoint: in an August 2023 review, a customer said service was responsive and the work was good but solar hot water did not reduce that household’s energy bills. Ask for a savings estimate based on your home, existing equipment, and usage rather than assuming every property will see the same result. NESHW is a focused choice for homeowners or commercial operators comparing solar thermal and heat-pump water heating. Confirm the system type, rebate assumptions, installation timeline, and expected operating costs during the consultation.
“New England Solar Hot Water of Canton, one of the first solar hot water companies in Massachusetts, installed 48 solar thermal collection panels on the high school roof above the pool.”
“Bruce Dike, owner of New England Solar Hot Water, which provided the heat pumps.”
“I work with one of the two US distributors (New England Solar Hot Water, in Canton, MA.”
“Massachusetts’ most successful solar hot water installer, New England Solar Hot Water”
“Massachusetts’ most successful solar hot water installer, New England Solar Hot Water”
Quiet efficient system plenty of hot water we will see when winter comes
The installation is clean and professional. We are happy with the performance as it couples well with our solar thermal system to provide hot water when the sun is not out.
John & Bruce and all of the folks from New England Solar Hot Water were great to work with.They answered all of our questions and worked us into their schedule before we ran out of oil. Would definitely recommend using them!
Very responsive and easy to work with. They contacted me days before the installation, showed up on time, and were very professional and respectful during installation. I highly recommend them.
NESHW are great guys. They are reasonably priced and always do a fantastic job with their installations. They are super flexible about everything from timing to installation details. Best of all, they always answer all of my questions completely and thoroughly and never make me feel dumb for asking!
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Rapid response5.0
Verified license3.6
3am emergency pipe-burst response3.5