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Efficiency Maine

Home Energy Savings Program

GrowSmartMarch 24th, 2016

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HESP incentives$4.0 million in rebates issued to 4,600 homes in FY14$7.9 million in rebates issued to 10,000 homes in FY15

$476 K in July$442 K in August$489 K in September$701 K in October$563K in November$703K in December$472K in January$450k in February

$5.2 million in incentives issued through January for FY16. FY16 HESP Budget ~ $8.4 million total No shortfall or budget gap anticipated.

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TICKER 2Unsecured Energy Loans continue to make up vast majority of all loans. Pick up in Feb is a great sign.

$251k in 20 loans closed in April$231k in 29 loans closed in May$176k in 20 loans closed in June$380k in 39 loans closed in August$226k in 26 loans closed in September$444k in 50 loans closed in October$580k in 58 loans closed in November$638k in 93 loans closed in December!!!$274k in 37 loans closed in January$289k in 38 loans closed in February

1,662 loans closed. Total $17.1 Million

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Home Energy Savings Program

• 21,000 participating homes in past 28 months

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Home Energy Savings Program

Home Energy Savings Program FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 HESPRebate Type Thru FEB To Date

Air Sealing & Assessment 1,350 2,153 1,256 4,759Attic Insulation 588 1,056 789 2,433

Basement Insulation 409 757 447 1,613Wall Insulation 97 209 176 482

Ductless Heat Pump 2,508 6,247 3,792 12,547Pellet Stove 25 97 151 273Wood Stove 2 12 40 54

Boiler 257 924 550 1,731Furnace 47 203 133 383

Central Heat Pump 6 7 1 14Geothermal HP Closed Loop 7 72 27 106Geothermal HP Open Loop 25 26 19 70

Pellet Boiler 213 287 62 562Total Measures Installed 5,534 12,050 6,825 25,027

A wide range of measures have been installed in Maine homes over the past 28 months.

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Year 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016Month 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2

HESP Rebate Type Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan FebAir Sealing 113 105 114 176 175 242 150 150Attic Insulation 66 60 56 110 97 166 89 123Basement Insulation 37 31 40 65 45 91 60 68Wall Insulation 17 3 16 29 21 32 23 29MiniSplit HP 507 491 495 732 452 507 315 233Pellet Stove 4 7 11 23 44 29 13 16Wood Stove 1 4 3 9 7 6 2 7Boiler 46 45 45 77 68 101 95 60Furnace 19 5 8 13 10 31 20 18Central Heat Pump 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Geothermal HP Closed Loop 3 5 4 2 2 0 3 6Geothermal HP Open Loop 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 3Pellet Boiler 7 3 13 7 12 8 8 4Total Measures Installed 822 763 805 1,245 936 1,216 780 717

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Looking for municipalities interested in setting up organizational meetings for residents to learn about energy efficiency services and connect with local contractors.

Bulk Services Purchase Events – Peaks Island– Vinalhaven– Swan’s Island– Freeport– Monhegan– Matinicus– Long Island

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Looking for additional municipalities interested in having Efficiency Maine brochures inserted in with property tax bills.Helps get the word out to residents about rebates and loan offers to help them save energy and money.

Tax Bill Insert Campaign

• Over 200,000 inserts in 2015• 108 participating municipalities so far• EM pays for printing, insertion cost, and any

incremental postage.

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LI HESPLow Income Home Energy Savings Program

• Low Income HESP now statewide with new measures/co-pay.• Owner occupied• LIHEAP Participants, Mobile Homes, or value < $ 80,000.

• Available everywhere in Maine.• $100 co-pay/ $500 discount on 6 hr air sealing and assessment.• $100 co-pay/ $500 discount on additional insulation measures.• $500 min co-pay / $1,000 discount per insulation zone upgrade• $5,000 cap per 1 to 2 unit residential dwelling.

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LI HESPLow Income Home Energy Savings Program• $100 co-pay/ $500 discount on “other efficiency upgrades”.

– Primary and secondary measures.– Must accompany assessment and 6 hours of air sealing.– Owner occupied.

• $600 minimum project cost invoiced.• Primary measures (at least one)

– ½” spray foam of all box sills in basement/crawlspace.– Repair/sealing/insulating bulkhead door or attic hatch– Insulation & sealing of mobile home underbelly.– Sealing and insulation of forced air metal ductwork.– Additional 6+ hours of air sealing

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LI HESPLow Income Home Energy Savings Program• $100 co-pay/ $500 discount on “other efficiency upgrades”.

– Primary and secondary measures.– Must accompany assessment and 6 hours of air sealing.– Owner occupied

• secondary measures (optional)– CFL/LED installation.– Low flow showerhead.– Window inserts.– CO detector.– Bath fan upgrade.

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1-866-ES-MAINEwww.efficiencymaine.com

dana.fischer@efficiencymaine.com

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