Energy Audits for Maine Business

Efficiency Maine provides energy audits to help small and medium-sized commercial, municipal, non-profit, and manufacturing facilities. Efficiency Maine has allocated some of its federal grant funds to offer no-cost, walk-through audits to businesses that are interested in learning what can be done to lower their energy consumption.

To receive an audit, a company must

Because of limited resources, audits are not available to schools, hospitals, private residences, or businesses with residential components, such as apartment houses, camps, or condominiums.

The Energy Audit Process

The objectives of a walk-through audit are to identify and develop modifications that will reduce the energy use and/or cost of operating a building. The audit findings will provide information to help guide the building owner/operator in selecting energy upgrades and in working with contractors to move forward with a project.

The energy audit process includes the following:

An energy auditor will visit your facility to interview personnel and review the lighting, machinery, insulation and other elements of the facility that affect energy consumption. The process usually takes 2 to 3 hours.

Efficiency Maine will deliver a written report with recommendations for potential energy savings along with information on financial options available to help businesses make the suggested measures.

TYPICAL AUDIT RESULTS: Typically, businesses reduce their energy use by 15 to 25% through cost-effective measures.