ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Making buildings more comfortable, reducing energy use, and lowering costs for Mainers and their families.

What is energy efficiency?

Energy efficient homes and buildings have lower energy costs, decrease reliance on fossil fuels, help manage energy demand, and create jobs. This includes high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technologies like heat pumps, energy and water-conserving products appliances, and efficient lighting. Energy efficiency includes weatherization, which involves the installation of energy-efficient insulation, windows, and doors, alternative building materials, weather-stripping, caulking, and more.

Maine is ready

In 2022, Maine placed fifth on a national scorecard for most energy efficient state. Energy efficiency also represents the largest segment of clean energy jobs in Maine. Maine’s energy efficiency goals include:

Heat pumps:

In 2023, Maine achieved the goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps two years ahead of schedule and set a new goal to install another 175,000 by 2027.
Weatherization:

Maine has a goal to weatherize 35,000 homes and businesses by 2030.

Maine is ready

In 2022, Maine placed fifth on a national scorecard for most energy efficient state. Energy efficiency also represents the largest segment of clean energy jobs in Maine. The Maine Clean Energy Jobs Network is ready to connect employers, training programs, and workers to accelerate Maine’s energy efficient future.

Heat pumps:

In 2023, Maine achieved the goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps two years ahead of schedule and set a new goal to install another 175,000 by 2027.
Weatherization:

Maine has a goal to weatherize 35,000 homes and businesses by 2030.

All about the buildings

Nearly one-third of Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to buildings. Improvements in the efficiency of heating, cooling, weatherization, appliances, and lighting technologies can all aid in reducing energy demand, costs, and emissions while creating thousands of jobs. Maine’s most ambitious energy efficiency goals include:

Heat pumps
In 2023, Maine achieved the goal of installing of 100,000 new heat pumps two years ahead of schedule, and set a new goal to install another 175,000 by 2027.
Weatherization
Maine is aiming to weatherize 35,000 homes and businesses by 2030.

There’s plenty of
work to do

Improvements in the efficiency of heating, cooling, weatherization, appliances, and lighting technologies can all aid in reducing energy demand, costs, and emissions while creating thousands of jobs. From heat pump installation to weatherization and energy auditing, jobs in energy efficiency offer sustainable career opportunities for skilled Mainers. The Maine Clean Energy Jobs Network is ready to connect employers, training programs, and workers to accelerate Maine’s energy efficient future.

There’s plenty of work to do

Improvements in the efficiency of heating, cooling, weatherization, appliances, and lighting technologies can all aid in reducing energy demand, costs, and emissions while creating thousands of jobs. From heat pump installation to weatherization and energy auditing, jobs in energy efficiency offer sustainable career opportunities for skilled Mainers. The Maine Clean Energy Jobs Network is ready to connect employers, training programs, and workers to accelerate Maine’s energy efficient future.

Clean energy employer highlight

With offices in Portland and Rockland, Evergreen Home Performance is providing weatherization services and careers in energy audits, insulation, basement encapsulation, and more. Their goal is to “help Maine people increase the comfort of their home and reduce their impact on the environment.” Find careers with employers like Evergreen Your Home today!

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Clean employer highlight

With offices in Portland and Rockland, Evergreen Your Home is providing weatherization services and careers in energy audits, insulation, basement encapsulation, and more. Their goal is to “help Maine people increase the comfort of their home and reduce their impact on the environment.” Find careers with employers like Evergreen Your Home today!

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