Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Initiatives

    Funding agency
    Efficiency Maine Trust (EMT)
    Status
    Open
    Description

    Efficiency Maine offers incentives for communities through its commercial and industrial programs. Eligible projects include heat pumps, lighting retrofits, and other energy-saving projects at all non-residential facilities.

    Contact
    Jesse Remillard, jesse.remillard@efficienymaine.com, 207-368-2558
    Additional notes

    Efficiency Maine offers commercial and industrial customers no-cost, no-obligation virtual consultations. Please visit this link to learn more: https://www.efficiencymaine.com/business-customer-consultation/    

    Match required
    Yes
    Match description
    Efficiency Maine does not require a set match across all upgrade types. Each project upgrade has a funding cap that requires customers to pay for a portion of the project. Please inquire with Efficiency Maine for more information.
    Future rounds
    Open on a rolling basis
    Eligible applicant description

    All non-residential facilities are eligible for Efficiency Maine’s commercial and industrial incentives. Additionally, Efficiency Maine occasionally issues targeted incentive funding opportunity notices that are limited to specific customer and project types, such as municipalities; schools and higher education facilities; manufacturing and industrial facilities; multifamily buildings with three or more units; and mixed-use buildings (commercial/residential buildings with at least one commercial meter).

    Examples of eligible organizations include:

    • Businesses, for profit or nonprofit;
    • Municipalities;
    • Schools and higher education facilities;
    • Manufacturing and industrial facilities;
    • Multifamily buildings with three or more units; and
    • Mixed-use buildings (commercial/residential buildings with at least one commercial meter).
    • Efficiency Maine’s Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Initiatives does not offer incentives for single-family houses, two-unit duplexes, condominiums, or home-based businesses. These may be eligible for incentives through the residential programs.
    Eligibility requirements

    Most of Efficiency Maine’s commercial and industrial incentives require preapproval before purchase. Additionally, certain (“prescriptive”) incentives must be implemented by an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner to be eligible. For a list of Qualified Partners, please visit the following webpage: Find a Qualified Maine Energy Partner | Efficiency Maine.

    Geographic eligibility

    All Maine facilities are eligible as long as they are served by a Maine utility.

    Project type
    Energy and Utilities
    Project subcategory
    Electrification
    Energy Efficiency
    Project stage
    Implementation
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    Last updated: December 3, 2025