Residential
Efficiency Maine has Financial Incentives to Convert old, Inefficient School Lighting to LEDs
Many Maine schools have partially upgraded to LEDs but many older, less efficient lighting fixtures remain. Efficiency Maine is hoping to retire those old fixtures once and for all in this program available only to public schools (K-12) in Maine. By upgrading to LEDs you’ll enjoy years of...
READ MOREHelping Low-Income Mainers Reduce Energy Costs
Energy costs can be a particular burden for low-income households. Efficiency Maine has a program to help eligible households reduce their costs. Are you interested in lowering heating costs and making your home more comfortable? Efficiency Maine has rebates and financing options to make...
READ MOREEfficiency Maine Partners with Maine Campus Compact to Weatherize Low-Income Homes
Since 2017, Efficiency Maine has partnered with Maine Campus Compact (MCC) to support energy-saving upgrades in low-income homes. MCC stations AmeriCorps service members at six college campuses through its Maine Partnership for Environmental Stewardship (MPES). The volunteers work as energy...
READ MOREDiscovering Hidden Energy Drains
To trim your electricity bill, it helps to know how much energy your household appliances and electronics use. You can estimate that consumption – using online tools like the Department of Energy’s Appliance Energy Calculator, Efficiency Vermont’s Electric Usage Chart or Central Maine...
READ MOREClothes Washers
By some estimates, there are 25 million top-loading washers still running in this country that were built before 2003–when washing machines were markedly less efficient. Fortunately, there are more efficient models available today. Now if you’re replacing an old clothes washer, you can...
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