Caller ID says "Acton MA".  I was in a confrontational mood, so I picked up.

There was a recorded message about high electric rates.  The line was filled with static and was all but un-listenable.  I have never had a poor audio line that was not a scam.

There was an option to lower my rates, I selected it.  The audio quality went from horrible to bad.  He asked: my name, how big my electric bill was, who my energy provider was, if I received any discounts (these are associated with income so I am assuming he was trying to infer this), what type of house, and how much sun my house received.  I provided incorrect answers to every query!!

He then told me they are involved with solar panels.  Is this the solar panel scam?

Then he wanted to know about my credit.  I asked him why he needed to know.  He said that solar panels were expensive!!!  I asked him his company's name.  He gave me a description of a government community energy outreach program. I pressed again. He said it had no name.  He then asked for my zip code.  I hung up.

Spoofed ID.  A government program with no name or company connections.  A government program with a frugal phone system.  Asking for credit info WAY, WAY too early.  Conclusion: SCAM.  Looks like they were phishing for information.  Have fun with the lies that I provided.

Caller ID ACTON MA. Thank you, Steve and 800notes, for flagging this SCAM.

Thank you for providing this info!  I didn't pick up they just called :)  Time to block that number

Called, I did not answer, caller left no message.

They had called before and I blocked the number.  This time the number was one digit higher so blocking didn't work.