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Heat Pump Rebates for Low and Moderate Income Mainers

When properly installed and operated, modern, high-efficiency ductless heat pumps can provide heat very cost-effectively, even through the coldest winter months. Thousands of satisfied Mainers already enjoy the benefits and savings that ductless heat pumps provide. More information about the benefits of ductless heat pumps and tips on how to operate them can be found here.

An installer reservation is required before work begins.

Rebates

  • $2,000 for first eligible heat pump
  • Up to $500 for second eligible heat pump

Eligibility

Participant/Home

  • Participant owns the home
  • Participant resides full time in the home
  • Participant participates in LIHEAP or meets assessed home value requirements below (building and land combined before exemptions)
  • No ductless heat pump already exists in the home
  • Home will not receive any ductless heat pump through the Maine State Housing Authority
  • No natural gas account is associated with the home

Low Assessed Value Home Caps

$80,000
Aroostook, Somerset, Washington, and Piscataquis

$90,000
Franklin, Oxford, and Penobscot

$100,000
Androscoggin, Kennebec, and Waldo

$130,000
Sagadahoc, Knox, Hancock, Lincoln, York, and Cumberland

Ductless Heat Pump

  • HSPF, according to AHRI, of 13.0 or higher. Click here for commonly rebated models
  • Mini-split heat pump with a single outdoor unit and a single indoor wall unit

Installer

Terms and Conditions

Measures installed through this program are not eligible for any other Efficiency Maine incentives. Program and incentives subject to change or termination. Consult Efficiency Maine website to confirm current program terms, rebate availability, and forms.

Installers can download the reservation form here.

For more information on heat pumps, click here.

To download a program claim form, click here.