Program Highlights for Maine
Programs include: Home
Weatherization, Home Energy
Assistance, Home Energy Loans,
Appliance Replacement, and Pre
1976 Mobile Home Replacement.
Future Program Development
Efficiency Maine (EM) is
developing a statewide
weatherization and home energy
efficiency program to be supported
primarily with federal American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
funding. This initiative will be
offered in conjunction with low
income programs to ensure that all
Maine homeowners will have a unique
opportunity to reduce their energy
costs. Efficiency Maine is
allocating a significant portion of
our ARRA funds for this initiative.
Although the programs are not
final, EM is developing a program
that will:
- Start Maine down the path
towards weatherizing all homes
within 20 years;
- Weatherize at least 2,000
homes per year in the next two
years, with a minimum of 25%
average efficiency improvement
in each home;
- Provide creative financing
where needed in cooperation with
local financial institutions to
maximize available resources;
- Provide cash incentives
efficiently and effectively to
encourage homeowner
participation;
- Include an energy audit,
installation, and project
follow-up in compliance with the
highest established national
professional standards;
- Capitalize on existing
workforce and business resources
here in Maine;
- Ensure quality control to
verify that completed work is
performed properly; and
- Comply with strong reporting
requirements for program
results.
Efficiency Maine is considering
implementing this program through a
contractor to be selected through an
RFP process.
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