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Long-Term Care Facilities

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High-efficiency equipment upgrades can not only help save energy and money, but can also add to the comfort, safety, and well-being of residents. Learn more about how efficiency projects in assisted living, nursing home, and residential care facilities can reduce operating costs and increase comfort.

Opportunities

Funding Opportunity Notice (FON) for Long-Term Care Facilities

Efficiency Maine is seeking applications for electrification projects involving whole-building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in Maine’s long-term care facilities. Click here for more information.

Loans for Long-Term Care Facilities

Efficiency Maine has two targeted loan offerings for long-term care facilities: one to finance electrification projects completed under FON-020-2025 (referenced above), and another to finance energy audits. Click here to learn more about project loans and click here to learn more about energy audit loans.

Solutions

Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

  • It’s easy to provide a comfortable environment with energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. Long-term care facilities can save money and increase equipment reliability by making energy-efficient choices when installing or replacing heating, cooling or ventilation (HVAC) equipment. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for:

    HVAC Solutions

    • Ductless Heat Pumps
    • Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems
    • Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)
    • Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs)
    • And more

    Click here to learn more.

Lighting

  • Providing cost-effective, reliable, and comfortable lighting for residents and staff is critical for assisted living facilities. High-efficiency lighting can reduce energy costs, reduce lighting replacements, increase productivity and enhance aesthetics.

    Lighting Solutions

    • LED Retrofit Kits
    • New LED Fixtures
    • Exterior Lighting
    • And more

    Click here to learn more.

Refrigeration 

  • Refrigerators and freezers are an important part of every commercial kitchen. Efficiency Maine provides incentives for refrigeration controls and the purchase of new energy-efficient equipment and retrofits for existing equipment.

    Refrigeration Solutions

    • Scroll Compressors
    • High-Efficiency Evaporator Fan Motors
    • Strip Curtain for Cooler or Freezer
    • Door Heater Controls for Cooler or Freezer
    • Evaporator Fan Motor Controls
    • Floating Head Pressure Controls
    • And more

    Click here to learn more. 

Commercial Kitchen Ventilation

  • Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation systems regulate fan speed depending on real-time demand rather than functioning at full capacity all day. Demand control ventilation systems can reduce energy required by ventilation as much as 65%.
    Click here to learn more. 

Custom Opportunities

Don’t see your energy solution listed above? Efficiency Maine also offers incentives for customized, site-specific energy solutions, including integrated HVAC controls, building envelope upgrades, combined heat and power installations, and more. Click here for more information on the Custom Program.

Get Started

Find a Qualified PartnerReady to upgrade your facility with high-efficiency equipment and appliances? Work with an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner in order to be eligible for these incentives. 

Click here to find a Qualified Partner working near you. If you work with a contractor that is not yet a Qualified Partner, urge your contractor to find out more information here. As part of the project approval process, you will accept the C&I Prescriptive Program’s Terms and Conditions. If you’re interested in becoming a Qualified Partner, click here to see our Become A Qualified Partner page.

If you’re interested in getting started with an energy efficiency project in your business but don’t know where to start, you can sign-up for a virtual customer consultation here.