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.
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.
Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation
It’s easy to provide a comfortable environment with energy-efficient heating and cooling systems.
Ductless heat pumps provide both heating and cooling for year-round comfort.
Ductless Heat Pumps. Ductless heat pumps are heating and cooling systems that offer room-by-room temperature control, helping residents have customized environments. Many assisted living and nursing facilities in Maine are choosing ductless heat pumps as an efficient and quiet way to meet heating and cooling needs. Learn more here.
Other heating and cooling systems are also eligible for incentives to help upgrade whole-building heating systems or meet room-by-room needs:
- Furnaces and Boilers
- Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems
- Controls
Lighting Solutions
“We upgraded to an LED lighting system. It allowed us reduce overall fixture count but gave us more lumens per square foot. Most importantly, it has lowered operating costs so we can put more towards patient care.”
– John Morrill, Facilities Director
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Home
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.
Efficiency Maine offers a wide range of incentives for high-efficiency lighting:
- Exterior Lighting
- Interior Lighting
- Screw-in LEDs
- Controls
Commercial Kitchen Equipment
High-efficiency cooking equipment can be up to 30% more efficient than conventional models.
Operating a full-scale kitchen with out-of-date ventilation or kitchen appliances can be a big energy drain. Upgrade to high-efficiency kitchen equipment to reduce costs and mitigate energy loss.
Efficiency Maine offers incentives for the following high-efficiency kitchen upgrades:
- Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation
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
Ready 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.