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Other Programs
High Performance Schools
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High Performance Schools participant. Cony High School, Augusta, Maine. |
America's schools spend more than $6 billion each year on energy. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates they could save 25 percent of that money—$1.5 billion nationally—through better building design, available energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies, and improvements to operations and maintenance.
In Maine, the Department of Education’s School Facilities Services Team (MDOE), supported by the Bureau of General Services (BGS), oversees the design and construction of approximately 5 to 10 new public school projects per year. Funding for new school construction is limited and some cost effective energy efficient measures may not be included in new school designs. Click here to find out more.
Low Income Appliance Replacement
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CI's Mike Butler installing a CFL. |
The United States Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) provides energy audits and weatherization services for families or individuals with household incomes below 150% of federal poverty guidelines. In Maine, approximately 150,000 households fall into the low-income guidelines. The USDOE program is delivered through a partnership between the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA), which administers the grants, and Maine’s Community Action Programs (CAPs), which deliver the services. Click here to find out more.
Low Income CFL Program
The Efficiency Maine Low Income CFL Program was designed to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in the apartments of low-income consumers. Local housing authorities distribute CFLs to low-income consumers and/or the CFLS are directly installed into the housing authorities’ apartment buildings. Currently, there are approximately 54 service agencies that are distributing CFLs and/or directly installing CFLs.
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Public
Utilities Commission