Efficiency Maine Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Program

January 03, 2025

Summary

Efficiency Maine's Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Program offers prescriptive incentives for a variety of equipment types as well as custom incentives for new construction and retrofits. Examples of eligible organizations include:

Businesses, for-profit or nonprofit;
Municipalities;
Schools and higher education facilities;
Manufacturing and other industrial facilities;
Mixed-use buildings (commercial/residential buildings with at least one commercial meter); and
Multifamily buildings with three or more units.

Incentives cover the following technologies/upgrades:

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Maine
Incentive Type:	Rebate Program
Web Site:	http://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-work/ci-prescriptive-incentive-program/
Administrator:	Efficiency Maine Trust
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Refrigerators/Freezers Water Heaters Lighting Lighting Controls/Sensors Chillers Furnaces Boilers Heat pumps Compressed air Programmable Thermostats Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls Motor VFDs Agricultural Equipment Custom/Others pending approval Other EE Food Service Equipment Commercial Cooking Equipment LED Lighting Tankless Water Heater Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Incentive Amount:	Commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Solutions: Heat Pump Mini-Splits (Air-to-Air; Retrofit): $1,000 Heat Pump Mini-Splits (Air-to-Air; New Construction): $500 Small Business Heat Pump Retrofit: $1,400 per single-zone unit Multifamily Mini-Split Heat Pump (Retrofit): $6/sq.ft., up to 3 units Multifamily Mini-Split Heat Pump (New Construction): $3/sq.ft., up to 3 units New Construction Multifamily Heat Pump (for qualifying affordable housing): 100% of project cost, up to $8,000/unit Heat Pump Rooftop Units (Retrofit): $10,080 - $56,250, based on per MBH rate Heat Pump Rooftop Units (New Construction): $2,220- $12,600, based on per MBH rate Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (Retrofit): $430- $480/unit Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (New Construction): $380/unit Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (Retrofit): $700 - $1,000/unit Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (New Construction): $380 - $800/unit Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems (Retrofit): $8.00/sq.ft. - $12.00/sq.ft. Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems (New Construction): $3.00/sq.ft. - $6.00/sq.ft. ECM Circulator Pumps: $75 Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Systems: $1.50/CFM - $2.25/CFM Variable-Frequency Drive (VFD) Systems: $400 - $2,300 Biomass Boilers and Furnaces: Varies Refigeration Equipment: Varies Lighting: Varies Compressed Air Equipment: Varies Agricultural Equipment: Varies Water Heaters: Varies Multifamily Weatherization: 50% of project cost, up to $5,000

Contact

Name:	Efficiency Maine
Address:	168 Capitol Street Augusta ME 04330-6262
Phone:	(866) 376-2463
Email:	info@efficiencymaine.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.