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Become A Qualified Partner
Introducing a new level of support for you and the Maine businesses you serve:
Efficiency Maine offers technical assistance and cash incentives to all Maine businesses seeking to reduce their energy consumption and save money. Many can benefit from outside help selecting equipment and applying for incentives, and our hundreds of trade partners, formerly called “Program Allies,” offer just the assistance required.
With the increased importance of efficiency, rapid advances in technology, and growing demand for expertise with equipment, now is the time to strengthen this partnership. Companies earning our new designation, Qualified Partners, will meet new requirements (below) and receive important new benefits from Efficiency Maine.
Becoming a Qualified Partner begins with an essential training meeting. Call Chuck Porter at 207-400-6916 to schedule a training for your business.
Qualified Partners get unqualified support When your company qualifies to be an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner, you’ll become eligible for dozens of benefits to help you gain new customers and perform your services more effectively:
Gain access to…
- All Efficiency Maine training programs—free or at a discount
- Technical information and advice from field personnel, engineers, efficiency experts and/or other technically trained professionals
- Joint sales calls between participants and Efficiency Maine field personnel
- Restricted Efficiency Maine Partner website (coming soon) featuring:
- Energy-efficiency training
- Frequently asked questions
- “Ask us a question” email link
- Online application submittal and email notifications
- Project status for your individual jobs
- Email link with email addresses for Efficiency Maine personnel
- Energy savings calculators
Receive added exposure and marketing help
- Supply of promotional materials, including program literature
- Limited co-op advertising assistance and use of Efficiency Maine display signs and logo
- Inclusion in searchable list of Qualified Partners by type, services, program and service area (indicating mileage between Partner and user’s place of business)
- Increased exposure on the Efficiency Maine website
- Opportunities to sponsor and participate in local television and radio shows
Earn recognition and network
- Certificate of Qualification for display at your place of business, to be updated annually
- Annual Partner Awards Banquet
- Partner breakfast meetings to introduce new program features and marketing initiatives
- Attend and participate in Partner Committee Meetings
What does it take to become Qualified?
To ensure that participants in Efficiency Maine’s Business Program receive the highest level of expertise and service, the following requirements must be met to apply for and maintain Qualified Partner status:
- Complete a one time mandatory 4 hour program-orientation training class
- Participate in a minimum of 3 projects per year to remain as an active Partner
- Execute an agreement with Efficiency Maine in which the Applicant(s) affirm that they will represent Efficiency Maine to their customers, according to Efficiency Maine policies and procedures, and will be subject to any quality-control inspections that may be required by Efficiency Maine or its contractor(s)
- Agree to indemnify and hold harmless Efficiency Maine from any legal liability
- Provide proof of $1 million insurance coverage to cover any potential liability on the part of the Partner to third persons
- Cooperate with inspections and verifications of Partner projects
- Meet certain minimum performance standards, as required by the business program and measured by quality assurance surveys submitted by Efficiency Maine Business Program participants
- Provide an email address
We look forward to assisting you in any way we can with the Qualified Partner application, just call 866-376-2463 and press 1, or email effmainebiz@roadrunner.com
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