State of Maine - $5000 rebate for pellet boilers re-instated

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Efficiency Maine has adopted the following program change to the guidelines of the Home Energy Savings Program:

• The limit of 50 rebates initially placed on installations of Ultra-Low GHG Whole House Heating Systems (e.g., central pellet boiler systems, geothermal heat pump systems) is hereby waived indefinitely. There is no further cap on the quantity of rebates available for eligible pellet boilers and geothermal heat pump systems.
• The amount of the rebate ($5,000) and the specifications for systems that qualify for the rebate remain unchanged.
• Rebates for qualifying Ultra-Low GHG Whole House Heating Systems will be made retroactive to projects installed after September 11, 2013, regardless of whether they received a rebate "reservation."
• Previously issued reservations for the Ultra-Low GHG Whole House Heating System rebate will be honored through the end of the 120 day reservation period. No other projects will require or be offered a rebate reservation.
• Rebates will remain available while funds last. Program guidelines are subject to change. Efficiency Maine provides no guarantee that equipment currently qualifying for rebates under HESP, including Ultra-Low GHG Whole House Heating Systems, will be eligible for rebates in the future, or that the rebates will remain at their current value.

Efficiency Maine is currently in the process of updating the website, HESP program guidelines and forms to reflect these changes. Efficiency Maine expects to have these changes completed in the next 7-10 days. Until such time, we encourage manufacturers, distributors and contractors to advise their customers that the rebates for Ultra-Low GHG Whole House Heating Systems are again available and may be applied to qualifying projects installed after September 11, 2013. The rebates will be available until the HESP funds are exhausted or there is a subsequent program guideline change.