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Efficiency Maine Energy Savings Challenge

About the Efficiency Maine Energy Savings Challenge

The Efficiency Maine Energy Savings Challenge is a pilot program funded by Efficiency Maine exploring the energy savings potential of CMP’s Energy Manager. Each month, all participants in the Energy Savings Challenge are entered into a drawing for a $100 American Express Gift Card. You can increase your chances to win by using Energy Manager or by achieving verifiable electricity savings over the month. No purchase is necessary to participate. By participating in the Energy Savings Challenge, you agree to allow Efficiency Maine to review your electricity data. Don’t worry, your data will be protected and not shared.

About Efficiency Maine Trust

Efficiency Maine is the independent administrator for energy efficiency programs in Maine. Efficiency Maine’s mission is to lower the cost and environmental impacts of energy in Maine by promoting cost-effective energy efficiency and alternative energy systems.
The Trust’s Innovation Program provides funding to conduct pilot projects. The Trust intends for these projects to demonstrate new types of energy efficiency, conservation, or alternative energy measures, or new strategies for promoting such measures. The program focuses on measures that show significant potential to be cost-effective and to provide energy savings or greenhouse gas savings but are not yet well understood or established in the marketplace. The Trust is governed by a stakeholder Board of Trustees with oversight from the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Frequently Asked Questions

Am I eligible to participate?

The Energy Savings Challenge is open to CMP customers that receive electricity assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and are users of CMP Energy Manager. If you received an email from CMP about the Energy Savings Challenge, you are eligible to participate.

How can I participate?

Complete the survey and opt in by choosing “Yes” to the statement “I would like to participate in the CMP Electricity Savings Challenge, which is a free program to help save energy and money.” You are then automatically entered into the Challenge.

How much time do I have to sign up?

Efficiency Maine will close the recruitment period when between 100 and 150 participants have signed up. We expect the openings to fill up fast. Complete the survey and sign up today!

How long does the pilot last?

The Pilot will hold 5 monthly drawings starting in September.

How does Efficiency Maine determine if I saved electricity over the course of a month?

Efficiency Maine determines electricity savings by comparing your electricity use over the month with your previous electricity use, and adjusting for weather and time of year.