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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.

The Affordable Heat Initiative provides:

A $2,000 rebate if the homeowner receives heating assistance through LIHEAP.

OR

If the home’s assessed value is below the county maximum (building and land combined before exemptions. See table below)

AND

Eligibility

Participant/Home:

  • Participant owns the home
  • Participant resides full time in the home
  • 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

County

Combined Building and Land Assessed Value
Aroostook $80,000
Somerset $80,000
Washington $80,000
Piscataquis $80,000
Franklin $90,000
Oxford $90,000
Penobscot $90,000
Androscoggin $100,000
Kennebec $100,000
Waldo $100,000
Sagadahoc $100,000
Knox $100,000
Hancock $100,000
Lincoln $100,000
York $100,000
Cumberland $100,000

Ductless Heat Pump

  • Minimum efficiency (HSPF, according to AHRI) of 13.0. 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.

For more information about how installers secure a reservation click here.

For more information on heat pumps, click here.

To download a program claim form, click here.