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. Incentives are not to exceed 80% of the invoiced project cost to the end user for retrofit projects.

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Heat Pump Incentives

Mini-Split Heat Pumps

New Construction:

Single-zone – $500
Single-zone air source heat pumps

Retrofit:

Single-zone – $1,200
Single-zone air source heat pumps

Small Business Mini-Split Heat Pump Retrofits

Single-zone – $1,600
Single-zone air source heat pumps
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Multifamily Mini-Split Heat Pumps

New Construction:

1 to 3 Zones: $4.00/sq. ft.

Retrofit:

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

Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Systems

New Construction:

$4.00/sq. ft. single-phase without heat recovery
$5.00/sq. ft. without heat recovery
$7.00/sq. ft. with heat recovery

Retrofit:

$9.00/sq. ft. single-phase without heat recovery
$11.00/sq. ft. without heat recovery
$13.00/sq. ft. with heat recovery

Heat Pump Rooftop Units (RTUs)

New Construction:

60 to ≤120 MBH: $37 per MBH
121 to ≤450 MBH: $28 per MBH

Retrofit:

60 to ≤120 MBH: $168 per MBH
121 to ≤450 MBH: $125 per MBH

Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

New Construction:

< 5,800 Btu/h: $380 per unit

Retrofit:

< 5,800 Btu/h: $430 per unit
≥ 5,800 Btu/h and ≤11,800: $450 per unit
> 11,800 Btu/h: $480 per unit

Vertical Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps

New Construction:

< 5,800 Btu/h: $380 per unit
≥ 5,800 Btu/h and ≤11,800: $550 per unit
> 11,800 Btu/h: $800 per unit

Retrofit:

< 5,800 Btu/h: $700 per unit
≥ 5,800 Btu/h and ≤11,800: $850 per unit
> 11,800 Btu/h: $1,000 per unit

Other HVAC Incentives

ECM Circulator Pumps

ECM Circulator Pump Instant Discount: $75
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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)

Biomass Boilers and Furnaces

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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.