Other Programs

High Performance Schools

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

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 falls within 230% of the federal poverty guidelines or 75% of the state area median income, whichever is less. In Maine, approximately 150,000 households fall into the low-income guidelines. The US DOE 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.

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