Connect to Natural Gas
Before you begin, it’s important to know that there are clean energy heating alternatives available to support your heating needs, energy costs, and the environment.
Electric heat pumps are a smart alternative to oil, propane, electric resistance or gas for heating and water heating in any project in your residential or commercial buildings. Keep your home comfortable all year long with these efficient, environmentally friendly, all-in-one heating and cooling systems.
Electric Heating &
Cooling Heat Pumps
Be prepared for every season with all-in-one technology that keeps you comfortable all year round.
Fill out our Electrification Options Acknowledgment Form (pdf) (shown here for illustrative purposes) confirming that you have received information about clean energy heating alternatives and are choosing to move forward with gas.
Ensure gas service is available in your neighborhood and if the gas line meets the distance requirements from your home. Use our Natural Gas Availability Form to confirm the availability of gas in your area and line proximity to your home. Customers in Acton, Arlington, Brookline, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, and Newton, please check with your town’s building department before requesting a gas connection. If qualified, we will provide a quote for a service line from your selected meter location to the gas main. If natural gas is not in front of your home, we can provide a quote to extend the main to your house.
Apply Online
If you know gas is available on your street, the costs and total gas usage for your equipment, then you can apply online on our Application Portal.
Gas Connection News and Updates 2024
For customers in Acton, Arlington, Brookline, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, and Newton, please be aware that the state's Municipal Fossil Free Building Demonstration Program begins this year. Local bylaws may prohibit the installation of gas service for heat in certain types of new construction and/or major renovations of residential and commercial buildings. Other gas usage may be allowed. Please check with your town's building department before requesting a gas connection. National Grid will request that customers submit a building permit along with their Service Level Agreement form for gas connections in new construction or major renovation projects. View Gas Connection News.
Review our guide to learn more about how to get started with a gas connection for your property.