Will a heat pump reduce my annual heating costs?

While every home is different, in a typical Maine home, a ductless heat pump will reduce overall heating costs as long as it is used enough. The chart below shows that customers with a propane boiler can save around $1,200 if they follow Efficiency Maine’s Ductless Heat Pump User Tips.

Chart assumes oil at $2.73 per gallon, propane at $2.67 per gallon, and electricity at $.16/kWh. Oil and propane boiler efficiencies are 83% and 86% respectively, as determined by the Efficiency Maine Residential Baseline Study. Heat pump performance is based on the most popular single head unit in Efficiency Maine’s HESP Program operated according to Efficiency Maine’s user tips.