Efficiency Maine Residential Home Energy Savings Program

April 28, 2025

Summary

Qualified homeowners can receive up to $9,000 for residential heat pumps, $8,000 for insulation, $6,000 for biomass boilers, and $3,000 for geothermal heat pumps depending on income. For more information, please view the incentive website.

The aforementioned upgrades are also eligible under the Home Energy Loan program.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Maine
Incentive Type:	Rebate Program
Web Site:	http://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/home-energy-savings-program/
Administrator:	Efficiency Maine Trust
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Biomass Geothermal Heat Pumps Heat pumps Building Insulation Other EE
Incentive Amount:	Geothermal Heat Pumps: One-third of the project cost, up to a $3,000 rebate Insulation: 80% of the project cost, up to an $8,000 rebate Residential Heat Pumps: $3,000 per rebate-eligible outdoor unit up to a lifetime limit of $9,000 in heat pump rebates per housing unit Biomass Boilers and Furnaces: One-third of the project cost, up to a $6,000 rebate
Equipment Requirements:	Varies by equipment type
Installation Requirements:	Please see Efficiency Maine rebate claim forms

Incentives

This program has 4 incentives

Technologies:	Building Insulation
Sectors:	Residential, Low Income Residential
Parameters:	The incentive is 80.00 % of cost, The incentive has a minimum of $8000.00

Technologies:	Biomass
Sectors:	Residential, Low Income Residential
Parameters:	The incentive is 33.00 % of cost, The incentive has a minimum of $6000.00

Technologies:	Heat pumps
Sectors:	Residential, Low Income Residential
Parameters:	The incentive has a minimum of $9000.00, The incentive has a maximum of $3000.00

Technologies:	Geothermal Heat Pumps
Sectors:	Residential, Low Income Residential
Parameters:	The incentive is 33.00 %, The incentive has a minimum of $3000.00

Contact

Name:	Efficiency Maine
Organization:	Efficiency Maine
Address:	168 Capitol Street Augusta ME 04330-6856
Phone:	(866) 376-2463
Email:	efficiencymaine@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.