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.
- Click here for more information on eligibility.
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
- Click here for information on incentives for these systems.
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.