Commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Incentives

Businesses can save money, increase equipment reliability, and create more comfortable and productive workplaces by making energy-efficient choices when installing, renovating, or replacing HVAC equipment. By upgrading to an efficient electric HVAC system, a business can move towards beneficial electrification, or the transition of electric systems in a way that reduces overall emissions and energy costs.

Incentives for these HVAC systems are designed to encourage the installation of primary whole building heating and cooling systems. Installing electric heat pump equipment can help a business’s operating systems become fossil fuel free. Incentive caps apply as follows: 75% of project cost (labor and equipment) for retrofit projects and 75% of equipment cost for new construction projects.

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Heat Pump Incentives

Mini-Split Heat Pumps

New Construction:

1 Zone – $500
2 Zone – $750
3 Zone – $1,000
Air source heat pumps

Retrofit:

1 Zone – $1,200
2 Zone – $1,600
3 Zone – $2,000
Air source heat pumps

Small Business Mini-Split Heat Pump Retrofits

1 Zone – $1,600
2 Zone – $2,000
3 Zone – $2,400
Air source heat pumps
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Multifamily Mini-Split Heat Pumps

New Construction:

1 to 3 Zones: $3.25/sq. ft.

Retrofit:

1 to 3 Zones: $7.00/sq. ft.

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems

New Construction:

$3.25/sq. ft. with heat recovery
$2.75/sq. ft. without heat recovery
$2.75/sq. ft. single-phase without heat recovery

Retrofit:

$6.00/sq. ft. with heat recovery
$4.00/sq. ft. without heat recovery
$4.00/sq. ft. single-phase without heat recovery

Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)

New Construction:

60 to ≤120 MBH: $30 per MBH
121 to ≤450 MBH: $27.27 per MBH

Retrofit:

60 to ≤120 MBH: $130 per MBH
121 to ≤450 MBH: $118.18 per MBH

Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

New Construction:

< 7,000 Btu/h: $380 per unit

Retrofit:

< 7,000 Btu/h: $430 per unit
≥ 7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000: $450 per unit
> 15,000 Btu/h: $480 per unit

Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

New Construction:

< 7,000 Btu/h: $380 per unit
≥ 7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000: $550 per unit
> 15,000 Btu/h: $800 per unit

Retrofit:

< 7,000 Btu/h: $700 per unit
≥ 7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000: $850 per unit
> 15,000 Btu/h: $1,000 per unit

Water Source Heat Pumps

$100 per ton for ducted units with a capacity < 135,000 Btu/h

Other Electric HVAC Incentives

Demand Control Ventilation

Demand Control Ventilation: $500
Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation: $1,000

ECM Circulator Pumps

$75 if < 150 max operating watts
$150 for 150-500 max operating watts
$250 if > 500 max operating watts

Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Systems

Sensible heat recovery ≥ 55% to< 65% – $1.50/CFM
Sensible heat recovery ≥ 65% to< 75% – $1.75/CFM
Sensible heat recovery ≥ 75% to< 85% – $2.00/CFM
Sensible heat recovery ≥ 85% – $2.25/CFM

Variable-Frequency Drive (VFD) Systems

$400 – $2,300 per unit (incentive varies by system horsepower)

Propane and Naturas Gas Incentives

Biomass Boilers and Furnaces

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Commercial Boilers and Furnaces

For Boilers > 500 MBtu/h (Natural Gas only)
$5,000 – $12,500 – incentive varies by system size and fuel type

Commercial Boiler Controls and Ancillary Equipment (retrofit only)

Modulating Burner Control: $1.25 per MBtu/h
Standard Boiler Economizer: $950 per MMbtu/h
Condensing Boiler Economizer: $1,325 per MMbtu/h
Boiler Reset/Lock Out Controls: $375 per Unit
Oxygen Trim Controls: $0.75 per Mbtu/h
Boiler Turbulator: $9.50 per Unit
Programmable Thermostat: $100.00 per Unit

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 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.