Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm announced the launch of Maine’s new Home Energy Rebate Program.
The program is funded by a $36 million federal grant supported by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and will help eligible households save money on energy bills, upgrade to clean energy equipment, improve energy efficiency in their homes, and reduce air pollution.
The Home Energy Rebate Program will be administered by Efficiency Maine and is meant to complement existing incentive programs for all income levels.
Eligible program participants include low-income owners of manufactured homes as well as affordable multifamily new construction homes.
Eligible low-income manufactured homeowners (i.e., household income below 80 percent of area median income) will be able to save as much as $14,000 through funding from the Home Energy Rebates, including up to:
- $8,000 for a whole-home heat pump for space heating and cooling
- $4,000 for an electrical panel
- $2,500 for electrical wiring
Multifamily new construction projects can get up to an $8,000 rebate per dwelling unit for heat pumps. To qualify, at least 50 percent of the building’s dwelling units would need to be occupied by low-income households.
More info HERE.
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