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Long-Term Care Facilities

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

Long-Term Care Retrofits Funding Opportunity Notice (FON)

Efficiency Maine’s Commercial and Industrial Program is offering a funding opportunity notice for eligible facilities. Click here to learn more about this opportunity. 

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
    • Controls
    • 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 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.