With heating oil and electrical energy coster greater than ever, Effectivity Maine kicked off a particular promotion to lift consciousness about assets that may assist Maine owners and tenants keep heat and handle their heating payments in the course of the upcoming winter heating season.
Effectivity Maine has launched a limited-time $100 “DIY” Winter Prep Rebate, which is able to reimburse Maine owners and tenants as much as $100 towards the acquisition of choose weatherization and insulation merchandise, together with climate stripping, caulk, spray foam sealant, window insulation shrink kits, pipe and duct insulation, duct sealing, tank wrap, and foam board insulation. The promotion covers eligible purchases constructed from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. Full promotion particulars, an inventory of eligible merchandise, and a declare type will be discovered on the Effectivity Maine web site at https://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/100-diy-winter-prep-rebate/.
“Small investments to tighten up your property for the winter months could make an enormous distinction,” stated
Governor Janet Mills. “This new program from Effectivity Maine will assist much more Maine folks
weatherize their properties this winter to save cash and keep heat. I encourage owners and rentersto make the most of this incentive over the approaching weeks and months.”
“With winter simply across the nook, we wish to remind Mainers that by weatherizing your own home or condominium you may cut back your power use, enhance your consolation, and decrease your payments,” stated Michael Stoddard, govt director of the Effectivity Maine Belief. “Whereas it’s typical to make use of an expert contractor to carry out main weatherization initiatives, this promotion acknowledges that there are many smaller, low-cost steps that we will set up ourselves with the correct supplies from the native ironmongery store.”
The $100 DIY Winter Prep Rebate is only one of many assets obtainable to Maine folks to assist
handle their power prices, enhance their house’s power effectivity, and discover heating help applications if wanted in the course of the upcoming winter season. Different assets embrace:
• Effectivity Maine has produced a downloadable flyer offering a abstract of Winter EnergySaving Suggestions. The flyer describes helpful do-it-yourself heating and weatherization steps and greatest practices to assist owners seal their properties in opposition to drafts and to make use of present heating
techniques extra effectively. The flyer will be downloaded from the company’s web site right here. Effectivity
Maine’s Vitality & Cash Saving Suggestions webpage options winter heating-focused ideas and a brand new
weblog put up has been printed that includes the knowledge. Along with these new assets,
shoppers can also obtain a extra in depth 25-page Vitality Effectivity Suggestions booklet that
gives recommendations for all seasons.
• The Governor’s Vitality Workplace (GEO) has issued its 2022-2023 winter heating information, which comprises assets for Maine folks to assist keep heat this winter and discover heating help if wanted. It may be downloaded from the GEO web site at: https://www.maine.gov/power/winterheating-resources.
• Owners and tenants can discover data particular to Effectivity Maine’s weatherization
incentives right here: https://www.efficiencymaine.com/home-insulation/.
There’s extra nformation about enhanced rebates from Effectivity Maine for low- to moderate-income households: for insulation and air sealing supported by the $25 million allotment of federal funds by means of the Maine Jobs & Restoration Plan go to https://www.efficiencymaine.com/low-incomeenergy-assessment-air-sealing-insulation/ and for warmth pumps https://www.efficiencymaine.com/income-eligible-heat-pump/
• MaineHousing’s Weatherization Program gives grants to low-income owners and renters to cut back power prices by bettering house power effectivity. Extra data is at
https://www.mainehousing.org/programsservices/HomeImprovement/homeimprovementdetail/weatherization
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