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.

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Heat Pump Incentives

Heat Pump Mini-Splits (Air-to-Air)

1 to 4 Zones: $500 – $1,250

Small Business Heat Pump Retrofit

$1,600 per single-zone unit, up to 3 units.
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Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)

Retrofit: $3,120 – $15,600
New construction: $720 – $3,600

Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

Capacity (Btu/h) and Incentive per Unit
< 7,000 – $430
≥ 7,000 and ≤15,000 – $450
> 15,000 – $480

Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

Capacity (Btu/h) and Incentive per Unit
< 7,000 – $700
≥ 7,000 and ≤15,000 – $850
> 15,000 – $1,000

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems

With heat recovery – $6.00/sq. ft. retrofit and $3.25/sq. ft. new construction
Without heat recovery – $4.00/sq. ft. retrofit and $2.75/sq. ft. new construction

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
Funding for natural gas projects has been fully committed through June 30, 2023.

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 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.