2011 Annual Report

of the

Efficiency Maine Trust

December 1, 2011
Table of Contents

Page

Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................i

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................1

Programs..............................................................................................................................................8

Financial.............................................................................................................................................51

Other Initiatives................................................................................................................................56

Appendices........................................................................................................................................59
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Executive Summary

This is the Annual Report of the Efficiency Maine Trust for Fiscal Year 2011 (FY11). The period covered is 

July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

As described in this report, the Trust managed funds to administer programs promoting energy 

efficiency and customer-owned alternative energy. As in previous years, a significant portion of the 

Trust’s funds derived from Maine’s electricity customers, through the System Benefit Charge (SBC) and 

the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and were deployed to help lower electricity costs. In the 

aggregate, these electric programs avoided wasting 1.67 billion kWh of electric consumption and 

lowered present and future electric costs in Maine by more than $127 million. Table ES-1 summarizes

the results of the Trust’s electric efficiency programs and alternative energy programs:

Table ES-1 – FY11 Benefits and Costs of Efficiency Maine Electric Programs

In FY11, a notable change from past years was the influx of significant funds from the federal 

government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Because the one-time federal funds 

were not restricted to benefitting electricity customers, most of these funds were focused instead on 

programs to lower Maine customers’ heating oil costs. In the aggregate, these all-fuels programs 

leveraged $46.8 million in private investments in Maine’s energy infrastructure and are projected to 

lower Mainers’ present and future energy costs by nearly $321.5 million. Table ES-2 summarizes the 

results of the Trust’s “all fuels” energy efficiency and alternative energy programs.

Program Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant Cost Lifetime Energy 

Benefit

Benefit To 

Cost Ratio

Business Program 586,638,242 $ 11,045,371 $ 10,145,729 $ 47,315,549 2.23

Competitive Bid Projects 423,281,776 $ 4,717,139 $ 8,461,453 $ 28,533,872 2.17

High Performance School 6,077,578 $ 853,448 $ 189,088 $ 535,054 0.51

Residential Lighting 614,388,191 $ 4,039,443 $ 6,534,669 $ 46,745,171 4.42

Residential Appliances 39,036,190 $ 1,533,022 $ 1,415,947 $ 4,391,481 1.49

Low Income 5,972,672 $ 325,515 $ - $ 465,922 1.43

Education & Awareness - $ 303,375 $ - $ - -

Total 1,675,394,649 $ 22,817,311 $ 26,746,885 $ 127,987,049 2.58
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Table ES-2 – FY11 Benefits and Costs of Efficiency Maine All-Fuels Programs

Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

As discussed in the Financial section of this report, the Trust paid out $44.6 million in FY11 to fund the 

programs described above. Table ES-3 provides a summary of the Trust’s payments during the year.

Table ES-3 – FY11 Payments Made

Expenditure Amount ($)

Administrative 2,283,217

Residential Programs

• Low Income

• Non-Low Income

15,345,702

• 292,073

• 15,053,6291

Business Programs

• Medium and Large Businesses

• Small Businesses

• Prescriptive Incentives (All Businesses)

23,719,598

• 8,959,827

• 6,436,426

• 8,323,345

Enabling Strategies

• Financing and Training

• Codes and Standards

• Education and Awareness

• Evaluation

2,633,100

• 289,537

• 122,226

• 2,060,509

• 160,828

Capital Outlay 109,877

Inter-agency Grants 515,670

Total Payments 44,607,167

The Finance and Administration section also reports on the results of the Financial Report and the Single 

Audit Report prepared by an independent auditor. The audit issues an Unqualified Opinion and finds no 

Questioned Costs. 

 1 See, the “Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance” on p. 10 and pp. 25-27 of Appendix G for more 

detailed explanation of the Trust’s FY11 expenditures.

Program Lifetime 

Energy 

Savings 

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant 

Cost

Lifetime Energy 

Benefit

BenefitTo-Cost 

Ratio

Commercial Projects 251,069 $ 1,462,555 $ 2,819,397 $ 9,363,039 2.19

Competitive Bid Program (GHG Reductions) $ 3,434,218 $15,894,752 $ 197,588,241 10.22

Commercial New Construction (ME Advanced Bldg) 9,481 $ 224,022 $ 91,388 $ 231,934 0.74

Retro-Commissioning 119,541 $ 343,411 $ 416,682 $ 2,303,433 3.03

Small Business Energy Audits $ 205,288 $ -

EECBG Municipal Grants $ 3,373,243 $ 374,805

Home Energy Savings Program 4,820,173 $ 8,588,496 $20,368,825 $ 101,335,965 3.50

Replacement Heating Equipment 179,825 $ 1,207,895 $ 456,127 $ 2,235,866 1.34

Solar/Wind Rebate 80,595 $ 571,528 $ 4,765,571 $ 1,583,307 0.30

Renewable Resource Fund Supplement $ 469,027 $ 137,390

Building Operator Certification (BOC) Trainings 346,382 $ 83,362 $ 1,559,556 $ 6,847,967 4.17

Total $ 19,963,044 $46,884,493 $ 321,489,752 4.81
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The audit finds that the financial statements present fairly the respective financial position of activities,

funds and changes in financial position in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in 

the United States of America. The auditor reviewed the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting 

and found no deficiencies considered to be material weaknesses or instances of noncompliance or other 

matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. The auditor’s 

discussion of the Trust’s oversight of sub-grantees’ compliance with federal standards finds that during 

the course of FY11 the Trust developed procedures and policies to enhance its controls over such 

compliance. It further finds that the Trust complied, in all material respects, with the requirements of 

applicable laws, regulations, contracts and grants that could have a direct and material effect on each of 

its major federal programs.
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Introduction

This is the Annual Report of the Efficiency Maine Trust (the “Trust” or “Efficiency Maine”) for activities 

during fiscal year 2011 (FY11), which covered the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. It provides 

detail on the budgets, strategies and results for all program activity undertaken by the Trust, and 

describes other activity related to studies, reports, and initiatives in which the Trust engaged during 

FY11. The activities covered in the FY11 Annual Report are notable for occurring during the period in 

which administration of Efficiency Maine programs was transferred from the Energy Division of the 

Maine Public Utilities Commission to the independently managed Efficiency Maine Trust. In short, this is 

the report of the Trust’s first year on the job.

Establishment of the Trust

The Efficiency Maine Trust was created by statute in 2009. The purposes of the Trust include: 

• consolidating under one roof the funds for Maine’s consumer efficiency programs for all fuel 

types – electric, natural gas, and heating oil – together with consumer alternative energy 

programs; 

• integrating delivery of electric and thermal efficiency measures so the customer can have a onestop shopping experience; 

• acquiring energy resources (efficiency and alternative energy) that cost less than traditional 

energy supply to help individuals and businesses meet their energy needs at the lowest cost; 

and,

• helping to transform the energy market in Maine so that energy efficient products, alternative 

energy equipment, and related energy services are more accessible and affordable to end-use 

customers.

To promote “best practices” of energy program administration, the Efficiency Maine programs were 

moved to an independent trust with the aim of maximizing the effective and efficient use of funds, 

insulating the program management from conflicts of interest and from political agendas, and 

encouraging faster responsiveness to customer needs and changes in the marketplace. The specific 

principles of administration enumerated in the authorizing statute are as follows:

The trust shall ... ensure that funds are expended for uses consistent with 

applicable state and federal law and so that the following principles of 

administration are met:

A. Programs are consumer-oriented such that the processes for participation 

and program design are targeted to serve the multiple needs of energy 
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consumers in this State;

B. The effectiveness of programs is maximized by building up and centralizing 

expertise, addressing conflicts of interest, mitigating the influence of 

politics, promoting flexible, timely program management and providing a 

champion for funding cost-effective energy efficiency;

C. The efficiency with which programs are planned, designed, overseen and 

delivered is maximized; and

D. Sufficient checks and balances are provided to ensure consistency with 

public policy and accountability for meeting the principles set out in 

paragraphs A to C so that energy efficiency programs in the State are 

sustainable for the long term.2

In order to uphold these best practices, a diverse stakeholder Board of Trustees (the Board) was 

established. The Board comprised individuals representing a variety of backgrounds and perspectives, 

including those of industry, business, residential consumers and environmental protection. The initial 

appointments to the Board were made in July, 2009 and confirmed by the Senate the following month. 

The Board held its first meeting on September 3, 2009. 

The initial composition of the Board and officers, which governed Efficiency Maine programs during the 

period covered by this Annual Report, was as follows:

ADAM LEE, Chair

President, Lee Auto Malls

NAOMI MERMIN, Vice-Chair

President, Naomi Mermin Consulting

MICHELLE ATHERTON, Treasurer

Owner, New Form Building Systems, Inc.

JAMES ATWELL, P.E., Secretary

Senior Project Manager, Sevee and Maher 

Engineers, Inc.

GLENN S. POOLE

Manufacturing Support Manager - Energy, 

Verso Paper

JOHN ROHMAN, P.E., CID

Chairman, Board of Directors, WBRC 

Architects-Engineers

TOM TIETENBERG, Ph.D.

Mitchell Family Professor of 

Economics, Emeritus, Colby College

JOHN KERRY (member ex-officio)

Director, Governor’s Office of Energy 

Independence and Security

DALE MCCORMICK (member exofficio)

Director, MaineHousing

 

2 35-A MRSA 10104(2).
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The statute that established the Trust gave the Board specific duties. Chief among these is a fiduciary 

duty to hold the funds in trust for the benefit of the electric and natural gas utility customers where 

funds are derived from those customers.3

The Triennial Plan 

 The Board is also responsible for developing a three-year 

strategic plan, called the “Triennial Plan.” 

The function of the Triennial Plan is to identify program initiatives, allocate budgets, and establish 

metrics by which to judge program effectiveness and efficiency. The Plan governs various revenue 

streams that come into the Trust:

• Electric Efficiency and Conservation Fund; 

• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Trust Fund; 

• Natural Gas Conservation Fund; 

• Heating Fuels Efficiency and Weatherization Fund; and,

• “Any state or federal funds or publicly directed funds accepted by or allocated to the trust ...”4

The 10- and 20-year energy savings targets established by statute are far-reaching and were 

incorporated into the strategy and budgets of the Triennial Plan. Among others, the targets include:

• Capturing all cost-effective energy efficiency resources available for electric and natural gas 

utility ratepayers;

• Achieving electricity and natural gas savings of 30 percent within a decade;

• Achieving heating oil savings of 20 percent in the same timeframe; and

• Weatherizing 100 percent of homes and 50 percent of businesses by 2030.

The Trust’s Board conceived of the Triennial Plan as an actionable plan that starts Maine on the path to 

achieving these targets. The Triennial Plan covers Fiscal Years 2011, 2012, and 2013, which spans the 

period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. The Plan was developed through public consultation, 

expert analysis of the options, and the combined vision of the volunteer members of the board. Work 

began on the plan in November, 2009. A first draft was completed in March, 2010 and approved 

unanimously by the Board of Trustees early the following month, whereupon it was presented for input 

to the committee of jurisdiction in the Maine legislature.

 3 35-A MRSA 10110(10). See also, Sec. 10111(2)(Natural Gas) and Sec. 10109(2)(A)(Regional Greenhouse Gas 

Initiative) of the same statute. 4 35-A MRSA 10104(4).

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On April 23, 2010, the Triennial Plan was filed for approval with the Maine Public Utilities Commission 

(the Commission), where it was assigned docket number 2010-116. The Trust provided responses to 

more than 50 data requests and answered questions during a technical conference. After taking 

additional public comment, on July 19, 2010, the Commission issued a conditional approval of the 

Triennial Plan. The order issuing the approval required the Trust to provide additional details by 

October 1, 2010. After the additional details were provided by the Trust in a Supplemental Filing, the 

Commission issued final approval of the Triennial Plan on February 2, 2011. 

Concurrent with the Supplemental Filing process, the Trust also filed an Annual Update Plan with the 

Commission and the legislative committee of jurisdiction on December 30,2010, as required by the 

statute, to report significant changes to revenues, budgets or performance metrics. The first-year 

Annual Update Plan reported the following significant changes that had occurred since the initial 

submission of the Triennial Plan:

• Changes in Revenue 

o Receipt of the Multi-Family Award from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of approximately 

$4.5 million

o Receipt of BetterBuildings Award from DOE of approximately $30 million

o Receipt of the Benchmark Study Subgrant from Maine State Planning Office of 

approximately $230,000

o De-authorization of Solar-Wind System Benefit Charge projected to reduce revenues by 

approximately $500,000 per year

o Likely reduction to RGGI revenues to $3-4 million per year, compared to original 

assumptions of $8.5 million, for the next year or two, as well as slightly lower SBC revenues 

compared to original assumptions due to the slow economy and reduced electric load

• Changes in Performance Metrics 

o Efficiency Maine projected that fewer total homes than originally projected would be 

retrofitted using the federal Home Energy Savings Program funds due to increased costs for 

customer incentives needed to spur lackluster demand in the slow economy.

Because the opportunities for cost-effective energy savings in the State of Maine are abundant and 

varied, both in terms of the types of opportunities (e.g., lighting, appliances, heating systems) and the 

consumer segments where they can be found (e.g., renters and homeowners of varying income levels, 

businesses and industry of varying sizes and structures) the Trust’s first Triennial Plan reflected choices, 

consistent with the direction provided by the legislature, about how much money to invest and where 

to invest it. To guide these choices, the Triennial Plan strived to follow to be affordable, comprehensive, 

balanced, flexible, and enabling of future savings – the five guiding principles.
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In addition to these guiding principles, the Triennial Plan was also statutorily required to provide 

metrics, also called measures of performance, by which the effectiveness and efficiency of the Plan and 

its component programs could be assessed.5

1. Reduce more than 3.3 trillion BTUs per year of electric, natural gas and heating fuel energy 

consumption by Maine consumers by the third year of the Triennial Plan;

 The overarching metrics of the Triennial Plan, covering the 

three years of FY2011, 2012, and 2013 are to:

2. Achieve a benefit to cost ratio of not less than 2:1 as measured using the Total Resource Cost 

test;

3. Avoid 500,000 tons of CO2 equivalent during the three-year period; 

4. From the base electric conservation assessment, expend at least 20% for the benefit of low 

income customers and at least 20% for the benefit of small business customers.

The estimated benefits of the energy savings projected from full implementation of the Triennial Plan 

include:

• Result in nearly $840 million in energy savings to consumers and $1 billion increase in Maine’s 

Gross State Product, net present value.

• Provide better than a 4:1 benefit to cost ratio for dollars invested by the Trust, and a 2.3:1 

benefit to cost ratio for all costs invested, including the consumer’s contribution spending (i.e., 

using the “Total Resource Cost” cost-effectiveness test).

• Support more than 12,000 net “job-years” of employment over the life of the energy efficiency 

measures.

• Reduce nearly 300,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually by the third year, the equivalent of 

removing 52,000 cars from circulation.

• Leverage as much as $281 million in private investment in Maine’s building and energy 

infrastructure during a slow economy.

The Triennial Plan proposed to achieve these goals by implementing programs organized in three basic 

categories: (1) programs for business customers; (2) programs for residential customers; (3) crosscutting programs. This Annual Report provides detail on the budgets, strategies and results for each of 

those three categories of activity during fiscal year 2011 (FY11).

Transition

July 1, 2010 was the date for the official transition of authority and responsibility for administration of 

 5 35-A MRSA Sec. 10104(3).
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Efficiency Maine programs from the Maine PUC to the Trust. While the Board of Trustees and their 

consultants worked to develop and finalize the Triennial Plan, efforts were also underway to hire new 

staff and make other arrangements for the transition. 

Applying a national search consistent with the directives of the statute, a new executive director was 

hired in February and started work in March, 2010. The executive director in turn interviewed 

candidates for positions to fill the staffing needs of the new organization. 

Of the new staff hired from the Maine PUC, only four who had previously served in state government in 

the administration of energy programs elected “at their option, ... to continue as state employees”

consistent with provisions placed in the authorizing statute.6

 All other employees at the Trust are not 

state employees. A Chief Financial Officer was added to oversee all accounting and contract 

administration, and a Communications Director was added to reduce costs associated with outside 

marketing services.

 6 Public Law, Chapter 372, 124th Legislature, First Regular Session, Part C, Section C-2(9).
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On or before July 1, the Maine PUC transferred to the Trust all outstanding contracts, funds and 

regulations associated with the administration of Efficiency Maine programs. The staff and contractors 

of the Trust also took over responsibility for participating in the ISO-New England Forward Capacity 

Market. Administratively, other changes included conducting a competitive solicitation for bank 

services, resulting in the selection of Camden National Bank and establishing new office space on Capitol 

Street in Augusta to better serve the operational needs of the organization.
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Programs

FY 2011 was a record year for the programs at Efficiency Maine. The organization delivered programs 

that saved more energy, and more money, than in any prior year. The economic impact of the FY11 

programs included:

• generating $116 million in total investments in energy infrastructure upgrades during a sluggish 

economy;

• lowering present and future energy costs in Maine by an estimated $449 million, making 

businesses more profitable and competitive and families more economically secure;

• reducing demand for electricity across the state enough to suppress the price paid by all 

Mainers on the grid for energy, capacity, carbon allowances, and renewable energy credits; and,

• helping to create or retain jobs (a recent macroeconomic study estimated that every $1 million 

in electric efficiency program funding tends to generate 51 full-time equivalent jobs for a year 

and that every $1 million in oil efficiency program funding tends to generate 75 full-time 

equivalent jobs for a year).

The summary tables below illustrate the total energy savings and lifetime avoided energy costs from 

each of the programs administered by Efficiency Maine in FY11. Each table also shows the costs of

Efficiency Maine to provide education, training, technical support, financial incentives, quality control, 

measurement and verification, and evaluation of each program, as well as the customer (“participant”) 

cost-share to install energy upgrades. The Benefit-to-Cost Ratio indicates the ratio of the benefits (from 

the lifetime avoided energy costs) to the combined costs of Efficiency Maine and the participant.

Table 1 – FY11 Costs and Savings for Programs Funded by the Electric and Natural Gas System Benefit 

Charges (SBC) and by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Program Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant Cost Lifetime Energy 

Benefit

Benefit To 

Cost Ratio

Business Program 586,638,242 $ 11,045,371 $ 10,145,729 $ 47,315,549 2.23

Competitive Bid Projects 423,281,776 $ 4,717,139 $ 8,461,453 $ 28,533,872 2.17

High Performance School 6,077,578 $ 853,448 $ 189,088 $ 535,054 0.51

Residential Lighting 614,388,191 $ 4,039,443 $ 6,534,669 $ 46,745,171 4.42

Residential Appliances 39,036,190 $ 1,533,022 $ 1,415,947 $ 4,391,481 1.49

Low Income 5,972,672 $ 325,515 $ - $ 465,922 1.43

Education & Awareness - $ 303,375 $ - $ - -

Total 1,675,394,649 $ 22,817,311 $ 26,746,885 $ 127,987,049 2.58
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Table 2 – FY11 Costs and Savings for Programs Funded by 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds

This section of the Annual Report provides a short description of each of the programs referenced in 

these two tables. The descriptions are divided into four categories: 

• Business Programs; 

• Residential Programs; 

• Alternative Energy Programs; and 

• Enabling Strategies. 

Each description generally includes a statement of the main purpose of the program, an indication of 

activities undertaken to implement the program, and a summary of any quantifiable results. 

Program Lifetime 

Energy 

Savings 

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant 

Cost

Lifetime Energy 

Benefit

BenefitTo-Cost 

Ratio

Commercial Projects 251,069 $ 1,462,555 $ 2,819,397 $ 9,363,039 2.19

Competitive Bid Program (GHG Reductions) $ 3,434,218 $15,894,752 $ 197,588,241 10.22

Commercial New Construction (ME Advanced Bldg) 9,481 $ 224,022 $ 91,388 $ 231,934 0.74

Retro-Commissioning 119,541 $ 343,411 $ 416,682 $ 2,303,433 3.03

Small Business Energy Audits $ 205,288 $ -

EECBG Municipal Grants $ 3,373,243 $ 374,805

Home Energy Savings Program 4,820,173 $ 8,588,496 $20,368,825 $ 101,335,965 3.50

Replacement Heating Equipment 179,825 $ 1,207,895 $ 456,127 $ 2,235,866 1.34

Solar/Wind Rebate 80,595 $ 571,528 $ 4,765,571 $ 1,583,307 0.30

Renewable Resource Fund Supplement $ 469,027 $ 137,390

Building Operator Certification (BOC) Trainings 346,382 $ 83,362 $ 1,559,556 $ 6,847,967 4.17

Total $ 19,963,044 $46,884,493 $ 321,489,752 4.81
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BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Through its Business Programs, Efficiency Maine administers a wide variety of offerings for business and 

institutional electric customers of all sizes. This section of the Annual Report describes the Business 

Programs delivered in FY11 organized by the source of the funds used to pay for the programs. The first 

group of Business Programs described below was paid out of funds generated by the System Benefit 

Charge (SBC) or Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). These are programs that Efficiency Maine 

has offered for much of the past decade and will continue to offer into the future. The second group of 

Business Programs was paid out of funds received from the federal government, primarily through the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Because the ARRA funds were a one-time source of 

revenue, continuation of the ARRA-funded programs is unlikely unless increased revenues are received 

or resources are shifted from other programs.

SBC and RGGI-Funded Business Programs

The FY11 activities and results of Efficiency Maine Trust’s Business Incentive Program, the Competitive 

Bid Program (for electric savings), and the Maine High Performance Schools Program are described in 

this section.

BUSINESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Purpose: The Business Incentive Program provides education, technical assistance, quality control and 

financial incentives for energy upgrades to businesses of all sizes. The financial incentives are delivered 

to these business customers through either the Prescriptive Program or the Custom Program. The 

purpose of Efficiency Maine’s Prescriptive Program is to provide financial incentives for a portion of the 

incremental cost of efficient electric equipment relative to standard equipment. Prescriptive rebates 

are offered at fixed amounts for a prescribed list of the most common efficient electric equipment that 

can be used in nearly every business: lighting, lighting controls, refrigeration, HVAC units, variable speed 

drives, and equipment related to agricultural industry. Efficiency Maine’s Custom Program also provides 

incentives as well as technical assistance for the purchase and installation of premium-efficiency 

electrical equipment that is not on the prescribed list of the Prescriptive Program. The equipment in the 
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Custom Program incentives may be used for new construction projects, renovation projects, or for the 

replacement of functioning, but less efficient, existing equipment. 

FY11 Activities: To build up the capacity of the supply chain to help deliver Efficiency Maine's Business 

Program, in FY2011 the Trust continued to expand and enhance the Qualified Partners network. 

Qualified Partners are experienced vendors, contractors, suppliers and other professionals who supply 

or install energy-efficient equipment. These Qualified Partners are familiar with the Business Programs 

and assist customers with the selection of qualifying equipment and to apply for cash incentives for their 

energy-efficiency project. There are more than 350 Qualified Partners who have successfully completed 

all requirements and are participating in the Business Program.

In June 2011, Efficiency Maine contracted with Opinion Dynamics Corporation to conduct an impact and 

process evaluation of the Business Incentive Program, with a primary focus on the FY2011 program year 

(July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011). The evaluation, to be completed by November 30, 2011, is designed to

quantify and verify electric energy and demand savings, analyze program cost-effectiveness, and 

examine the effectiveness of program design and delivery. Methods used in the evaluation include: 

telephone surveys of participants and non-participants, and in-depth interviews with program staff and 

qualified partners, analysis of the program database and technical reference manual (TRM), engineering 

reviews of project documentation, and site visits to conduct measurement and verification of project 

installations. The evaluation will report on program impacts in terms of verified gross energy and 

demand savings, net energy and demand savings, and the benefit-cost ratio.

FY11 Results: In FY11, the Business Incentive Program had an energy savings goal of saving 39,000 

megawatt-hours (MWH) per year. The results of the program are projected to save 44,804 MWH per 

year, exceeding the goal by 110%. Summary information about the program participation, costs and 

benefits appear in Table 3.

Table 3 – Business Incentive Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

1205 1949 586,638,242 $11,045,371 $10,145,729 $47,315,549 2.23

Other results of the FY11 Business Incentive Program include:

• Trained 175 new Qualified Partners;

• Inspected 100% of all projects over $5,000 incentive – 10% of projects under $5,000 for a total 

number of projects inspected of 421;

• Answered approximately 660 incoming calls for customer support;
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• Added new prescriptive LED lighting incentives for wall pack fixtures, outside light fixtures, 

parking garage fixtures, refrigerated case light fixtures, screw-in & pin based LED lamps;

• Developed an on-line incentive application process to improve administrative efficiency and 

ease of access for customers;

• Developed a web-based incentive application tracking system for Qualified Partners enabling 

them to track incentive applications for their customers;

• Participated in 15 targeted business trade shows;

• Presented Business Program overview and Energy Management Practices at 30 business and 

trade association meetings throughout the State.

Table 4 indicates the breakdown of the measures installed through the Business Incentive Program and 

the share of each that were funded through the Prescriptive or the Custom incentive structure:

Table 4 – Business Incentive Program Measures Installed

Measure Prescriptive Custom

Lighting 1562 92

HVAC 62 3

Compressed Air 0 33

Variable Frequency Drive 22 24

Miscellaneous 0 28

Agriculture 10 0

Motors 59 0

Refrigeration 54 0

Total 1769 180

FY12 Plans: The Business Incentive Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in 

FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

COMPETITIVE BID PROGRAM (ELECTRICAL REDUCTION)

Purpose: In FY11, Efficiency Maine’s Competitive Bid Program (formerly called the Large Impact 

Projects) provided grants for large-scale kilowatt-hours (kWh) reduction projects. The focus of the 

program is to leverage private investment to achieve significant electrical savings and to stimulate 

economic growth in Maine.

These grants are targeted at many of the biggest energy consumers in the state. They are selected 

based on the quantity of electric energy, measured in kWh, saved per program dollar invested by 

Efficiency Maine. By and large these companies and institutions have limited capital budgets with many 
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competing needs. As a result, the payback requirements for capital projects are short. This reality 

creates a significant market barrier to approval and installation of large energy efficiency projects. The 

grants from Efficiency Maine’s Competitive Bid Program help buy-down the up-front capital cost of large 

energy upgrade projects, helping the projects meet corporate Return on Investment requirements and 

gain approval. This makes the projects possible, frees up operating budgets and returns cash to the 

businesses in a difficult economy. 

FY11 Activities: The Competitive Bid Program used funding from the RGGI auction proceeds. These 

grants were awarded primarily on the basis of annual kilowatt-hour per dollar of grant funds, while 

project readiness, economic viability and other factors were also considered. The grants awarded in 

FY11 ranged from $300,000 to $750,000 per project.

In September 2010, nine grants were awarded totaling $4.3 million and leveraging $8.5 million in private 

matching funds. The types of projects funded through the Competitive Bid Program include costeffective renewable generation, innovative process enhancements, and efficient drives and pumps. 

Projects funded to date are collectively projected to reduce electricity consumption by 293 million kWh 

over the full life of the installed measures.

In April 2011, Efficiency Maine contracted with Navigant Consulting, Inc. to conduct an impact 

evaluation of the Competitive Bid Program grants. The evaluation, which will be completed by March 31, 

2012, focuses on quantifying and verifying the reductions in electrical usage. Methods used in the 

evaluation of program impacts include project documentation reviews, telephone interviews with grant 

recipients, and site visits to conduct measurement and verification of project installations. The 

evaluation will report on program impacts in terms of: energy and demand savings, renewable energy 

installation, associated greenhouse gas emission reductions, job creation and cost-effectiveness. 

FY11 Results: A list of the Competitive Bid projects appears in Appendix D. Highlights of the results 

from the Competitive Bid Program activity include:

• Presented the recommendations of our technical team to independent review committee and 

awarded 9 grants.

• Negotiated contracts with 9 grantees assuring that customers had the cash flow to proceed with 

their projects but the Trust was not in an unreasonable risk position. 

• Monitored project progress for this round and the previous round of competitive projects. 

Table 5 – Competitive Bid Program (kWh) Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

9 9 423,281,776 $4,717,139 $8,461,453 $28,533,872 2.17
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FY12 Plans: The Competitive Bid Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in 

FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

MAINE HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS

Purpose: The Maine High Performance Schools (HPS) program was designed to incent energy efficiency 

design improvements in the lighting and mechanical systems in the construction of Maine schools. HPS 

was launched in 2005 as a result of a partnership of the Maine Department of Education, Bureau of 

General Services, the Maine School Management Association, United States Department of Energy, and 

Efficiency Maine. 

FY11 Activities: The HPS program is now rolled into Efficiency Maine’s commercial new construction 

program. This is not an active program in the sense that Efficiency Maine has discontinued promotion of 

new entrants to the program. However, several schools are still completing pre-existing agreements 

from the original program, and for this reason funds are still reserved in the budget and payments 

continue to be made to meet those prior commitments. 

A total of twelve schools remain in the HPS queue as they complete the design and construction 

process, and nine schools are in stages of the HPS commissioning process, where the HPS measures are 

inspected and operation is optimized.

FY11 Results: Five schools completed the design/construction/inspection process in FY 2011. The 

schools completing their agreements in FY11 were: Brunswick Elementary, Ocean Avenue in Portland, 

Ashland Elementary, Dexter Elementary and Brewer Elementary.

Table 6 – High Performance Schools Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

5 5 6,077,578 $853,448 189,088 $535,054 0.51 

FY12 Plans: The High Performance Schools strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in 

FY11. It should be noted that this program is not accepting new project proposals and is only overseeing 

and paying for the completion of prior commitments. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in 

Appendix C.
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ARRA-Funded Business Programs

The FY11 activities and results of Efficiency Maine Trust’s Commercial Project Grants, Competitive Bid 

Program (for Greenhouse Gas Reductions), the Retro-Commissioning Pilot Program, the Small Business

Energy Audit Program, the Small Business Loan Program, and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation 

Block Grant (EECBG) Program for municipal re-grants are described in this section.

COMMERICAL PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM

Purpose: The Commercial Project Grant Program offered grants to support energy efficiency projects or 

renewable energy systems for business customers. This program allowed the participants to compete 

for grants of up to $50,000 on an individual project basis with a 1-to-1 matching fund requirement.

The objectives of the ARRA funded grants included: rapid energy savings along with sustainable positive 

economic impacts; immediate as well as long-term job creation and/or retention; significant energy 

savings; leveraging of funding from other sources, and; possibility of broad, long-term impact on the 

state economy.

FY11 Activities: Efficiency Maine allocated approximately $2 million of its original allotment of ARRA 

funds to the Commercial Project Grant Program. In FY11, Efficiency Maine executed the second and 

final round of funding for the Commercial Project Grant program. Approximately $600,000 had been 

previously awarded under the first round of this program in FY10, leaving $1,400,000 for the FY11 round 

of grant funding.

In April 2011, Efficiency Maine contracted with Navigant Consulting, Inc. to conduct an impact 

evaluation of the Commercial Project Grants. The evaluation, which will be completed by January 31, 

2012, focuses on quantifying and verifying the energy savings achieved by grant recipients through 

energy efficiency and renewable generation projects implemented between March 2010 and November 

2011. Methods used in the evaluation of program impacts include project documentation reviews, 

telephone interviews with grant recipients, and site visits to conduct measurement and verification of 

project installations. The evaluation will report on program impacts in terms of: energy and demand 

savings, renewable energy installation, associated greenhouse gas emission reductions, job creation and 

cost-effectiveness.

FY11 Results: A list of the Commercial Project Grants appears in Appendix E. Summary results are:

• 45 Commercial Project Grants awarded totaling $1,387,000;
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• Leveraging $2.8 million in private funds;

• Two days of custom site visits with DOE officials reviewing 8 completed projects;

• Ongoing monitoring of all 63 projects including site visits to verify project progress;

• US DOE commended Efficiency Maine’s practice of requiring a Building Energy Use Intensity 

index for Commercial Project Grant recipients.

Table 7 – Commercial Project Grant Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime

Energy Savings

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost

Ratio

45 45 251,069 $ 1,462,555 $ 2,819,397 $9,363,039 2.19

FY12 Plans: The Commercial Project Grant Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the 

same as in FY11. It should be noted that there are no new funds for this program, and no new project 

proposals are being accepted in FY12. The activities for FY12 will consist of oversight and payment of 

prior commitments. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

COMPETITIVE BID PROGRAM (GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS)

Purpose: In fiscal year 2010 Efficiency Maine’s Competitive Bid Program provided grants for large-scale 

greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects pursuant to Section 10109 (Regional Greenhouse Gas 

Initiative) of Title 35-A of the Maine statutes. The focus of the effort is to leverage private investment in 

large energy efficiency or clean alternative energy projects to lower energy costs, achieve significant 

emissions reductions, and stimulate economic growth in Maine. This program is a companion to the 

program of the same name that targeted electricity (kWh) savings. 

The grants from this program are targeted to reach some of the biggest energy consumers, and largest 

employers, in the state. As discussed above, generally these companies and institutions have limited 

capital budgets with many competing needs. The payback requirements for projects are often so 

aggressive that the large upfront cost associated with many energy efficiency and alternative energy 

projects makes such projects difficult to get approved and capitalized. The competitively bid grants 

make these projects possible and in turn reduce operating budgets to make the businesses more 

competitive. 

The Competitive Bid Program used funding from the 15% of RGGI auction proceeds permitted by statute 

to be used for greenhouse gas reduction and State Energy Program funding from American Recovery 

and Reinvestment act. These grants were awarded primarily on the basis of annual greenhouse gas 
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reductions per dollar of grant funds, while project readiness, economic viability and other factors were 

also considered. The grants awarded ranged from $300,000 to $750,000 per project.

FY11 Activities: 

Efficiency Maine’s key activities in the implementation of this program include:

• Presented the recommendations of our technical team to independent review committee and 

award 9 grants;

• Negotiated contracts with 9 grantees assuring that customers had the cash flow to proceed with 

their projects but the Trust was not in an unreasonable risk position; and,

• Monitored project progress for this round and the previous round of competitive projects. 

In April 2011, Efficiency Maine contracted with Navigant Consulting, Inc. to conduct an impact 

evaluation of this program together with the competitively bid large electric projects. The evaluation, 

which will be completed by March 31, 2012, focuses on quantifying and verifying the reductions in 

greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Methods used in the evaluation of program impacts include 

project documentation reviews, telephone interviews with grant recipients, and site visits to conduct 

measurement and verification of project installations. The evaluation will report on program impacts in 

terms of: energy and demand savings, renewable energy installation, associated greenhouse gas 

emission reductions, job creation and cost-effectiveness.

FY11 Results: In FY 2011, nine grants were awarded totaling $3.2 million and leveraging $15.8 million in 

private matching funds. The grants from this program have resulted in investment in cost-effective 

renewable generation, heat recovery technology, and efficient drives and processes. Projects funded to 

date are listed in Appendix D and are collectively expected to prevent the emission of 620,008 tons of 

CO2 over the lifetime of the projects.

Table 8 – Competitive Bid Program (GHG) Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime tons 

of CO2 Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

9 9 620,008 $ 3,434,218 $ 15,894,752 $ 197,588,241 10.22

FY12 Plans: The Competitive Bid (GHG) Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same 

as in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.
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COMMERCIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM – MAINE ADVANCED BUILDINGS

Purpose: Efficiency Maine’s program for new construction of commercial buildings, usually referred to 

as “Maine Advanced Buildings,” provides easy-to-follow guidelines and incentives to design buildings 

that are 15-20% more energy-efficient than the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code requires. 

The guidelines help achieve savings on both electric and fossil fuel usage, without the expense and 

complexity of sophisticated computer-based modeling. The guidelines promote the use of costeffective, off-the-shelf building technologies, which have been proven to reduce energy usage and 

improve building performance.

To be eligible for program participation the project must involve a new building or the substantial 

renovation of a commercial, institutional, or industrial building, or the expansion of an existing building. 

Major renovations usually consist of significant rework to the interior layout and finishes, changes to the 

exterior envelope, and/or the replacement of mechanical and electrical systems.

FY11 Activities: This program has been ramping up over FY11 and currently has 11 projects under 

construction. These projects will be completed over the next few months and full program results will be 

reported in FY12. Key activities included:

• 8 presentations conducted for architects and engineers promoting the program, each 

presentation eligible for continuing education credit;

• All projects received on-site monitoring and technical support.

FY11 Results: Main deliverables of the program in FY11 were:

• Four new construction projects completed covering 180,000 sq.ft.;

• Eleven projects under construction;

• FY11 program efforts will be more fully realized in FY12 which should yield a positive impact on 

the benefit to cost ratio.

Table 9 – Commercial New Construction Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime 

Energy Savings 

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

4 4 9,481 $ 244,022 $ 91,388 $ 231,934 0.74 
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FY12 Plans: The Commercial New Construction strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as 

in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

RETRO-COMMISSIONING PILOT PROGRAM

Purpose: This ARRA funded pilot program was launched in April 2010 to determine whether measurable 

energy savings could be achieved by offering building owners the opportunity to improve the efficiency 

of their building operations through a “tune-up” of their existing building energy systems. 

Through this program, Efficiency Maine offered participants a cost share of up to 50% for engineering 

studies to determine if systems were working properly. When savings opportunities were identified, the 

participant and Efficiency Maine shared the cost of adjusting the energy management system and

resulting energy savings were measured.

The overall objectives of the pilot program include the following

• Demonstrate the validity of retro-commissioning as a viable energy saving measure by 

implementing re-commissioning at 29 buildings;

• Improve the ability of building operations staff to identify wasteful energy use;

• Ensure savings created persist over the expected lifetime;

• Ensure quality control to the building owner from a well-delivered retro-commissioning process;

• Provide insight to aid in developing a full-scale retro-commissioning program.

FY11 Activities: The main activities of the program were:

FY11 Results: This program has been ramping up over FY11, with new projects underway as the year 

ended. More complete results will be reported in FY12. Progress at the end of FY11 is reflected in Table 

10.

Table 10 – Retro-Commissioning Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime Energy

Savings

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime Energy

Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

29 29 119,541 $ 343,422 $ 416,682 $ 2,303,433 3.03

FY12 Plans: The Retro-Commissioning Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as 

in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.
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SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM

Purpose: Efficiency Maine’s Small Business Energy Audit program offers Maine’s small businesses the 

chance to evaluate their energy-efficiency opportunities. High up-front costs, limitations on time and 

knowledge, and limited access to capital are particularly difficult barriers for small business customers. 

The objectives of an energy audit are to identify and develop modifications that will reduce the energy 

use and/or cost of operating a building. Energy audits should provide the owner/operator with 

sufficient information to determine the best opportunities to reduce the building’s energy use and/or 

cost and a general sense of how the savings will compare to the cost.

In FY11, the Efficiency Maine Small Business Energy Audit Program was open to commercial, non-profit 

and manufacturing facilities located in Maine that meet energy use and facility type criteria and meet 

the following requirements:

• The business uses 25 kW per month or less OR

• uses 8,000 kWh per month or less OR

• spends $1,200 per month or less on electric bills AND

• the facility must be 1,000 square feet or larger

In FY11, the Audit Program offered three levels of audits: 

• Level 1 audit – Walk-through analysis for facilities 1,000 to 4,999 sq. ft

• Level 2 audit – Energy survey and analysis for facilities 5,000 to 9,999 sq. ft

• Level 3 audit – Targeted scoping audit for facilities 10,000 to 50,000 sq. ft.

FY11 Results: The summary results of the Small Business Energy Audit Program in FY11 appear in Table 

11.

Table 11 – Small Business Energy Audit Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Audits Lifetime 

Energy Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

136 136 N/A $205,288 N/A N/A N/A

FY12 Plans: The Small Business Program Energy Audit strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the 

same as in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.
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SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM

Purpose: Efficiency Maine provides loans up to $35,000, currently at 1% interest for up to 5 years, to 

help small businesses finance approved energy conservation measures such as: electrical equipment 

including lighting, machinery, HVAC and refrigeration; heating equipment, regardless of fuel type; and 

insulation. An energy audit identifying recommended energy efficiency measures is required.

FY11 Activities: Efficiency Maine has arranged with the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) to perform 

underwriting of loan applications.

FY11 Results: The summary results of the Small Business Loan Program are provided in Table 12.

Table 12 – Small Business Loan Program Results

Total 

Participants

Loan 

Value

Lifetime 

Energy Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

20 new loans $537,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FY12 Plans: The Small Business Loan Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as 

in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT (EECBG) PROGRAM

Purpose: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided Efficiency Maine with $9.6 million under its 

State of Maine Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG). The DOE stipulated that at least 

60% of the grant funds be passed through to municipal and county governments for energy-efficiency 

improvements. In September 2009, Efficiency Maine formally requested applications from units of local 

and county government for energy-efficiency and conservation projects. Applicants were advised to 

submit either a custom project application (capped at $85,000 for an individual municipality or $500,000 

for regional projects) or a planning project pursuant to a template, (capped at $10,000). Custom 

projects were awarded on a competitive basis, while template planning projects were non-competitive, 

but subject to available funding. 

FY11 Activities: A total of $5,756,100 was set aside for program grants, which were to be disbursed in 

two rounds of request for applicants (RFAs). During the prior fiscal year (FY10), Efficiency Maine 

completed the first round of grant awards for 49 custom projects and 34 template projects. Examples 

of the custom projects include: interior lighting, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) 
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equipment, light emitting diode (LED) street lights, windows, wind turbines, solar thermal systems, and 

insulating and air-sealing building envelopes.

At the end of June 2010, statements of interest were received from eligible municipalities for the second 

round of EECBG funding. Through the summer of 2010 (during FY11), Efficiency Maine awarded 

approximately $1.6 million to 47 municipalities for custom projects. In the RFA, Efficiency Maine 

explained that among other things: municipalities must provide a minimum 10% match (cash or in-kind); 

preference would be given to municipalities that implemented template planning grants (and thus were 

presumed to be working from a plan); and, municipalities would not be eligible if they had previously 

been awarded custom projects grants in the September 2010 RFA. Examples of eligible energy upgrade 

projects for funding under the RFA included: interior and exterior lighting, occupancy sensors, insulation 

and air sealing building envelopes, replacing or retrofitting heating systems, geothermal system, and 

street lights.

FY11 Results: A list of grants made under this program is provided in Appendix F. 

Summary information about the results of this program include:

• Awarded grants totaling $4.8 million to 83 municipalities;

• Completed 39 planning and custom energy saving projects:

o 12 of the completed projects were for developing community energy plans; and,

o 27 of the completed projects were for custom, energy efficiency measures for municipal 

buildings;

• Estimated annual energy savings per project range from 6.25 million BTUs to 91 billion BTUs; 

and,

• Estimated annual electric savings per project range from 221 kWh to 5.1 million MWh.

FY12 Plans: The EECBG Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in FY11. The 

budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C. It should be noted that no new funds are 

available for the kind of all-fuels projects that were funded through this program, and that all existing 

funding has been committed and new project proposals are not being accepted. Program activities will 

focus primarily on oversight and payment as projects are completed.
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UNITIL NATURAL GAS PROGRAMS

Purpose: On July 1, 2010 Efficiency Maine and Unitil Corporation entered into a contract in which Unitil

agreed to continue delivering natural gas energy efficiency programs targeting Commercial and 

Industrial customers (as well as residential low-income customers). This continuation of efficiency 

program services by Unitil allowed for a smooth transition for Unitil’s C&I customers. 

FY11 Results: Summary information about the program participation, costs and energy savings appear 

in the annual report submitted by Unitil in Appendix J.

FY12 Plans: The Natural Gas Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in FY11, 

but the delivery channel will change. Efficiency Maine has assumed responsibility for all program 

delivery and is consolidating C&I program delivery into one delivery team. The program budget in FY12 

appears in Appendix C. 
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RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

Through its Residential Programs, Efficiency Maine administers programs to increase efficient use of 

electricity and heating fuels in Maine homes. In some cases the programs are designed and 

implemented specifically for the benefit of low-income customers, while other programs are designed 

for open access to all residential customers regardless of income. As with the Business Programs, 

above, this section of the Annual Report describes the Residential Programs delivered in FY11 organized 

by the source of the funds used to pay for the programs. The first group of programs described below 

were paid out of funds generated by the System Benefit Charge (SBC) assessed on electric and natural 

gas utility customers or by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The second group of 

programs were paid out of funds received from the federal government, primarily through the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Because the ARRA funds were a one-time source of revenue, 

continuation of the ARRA-funded programs is unlikely unless increased revenues are received or 

resources or shifted from other programs.

SBC/RGGI-Funded Residential Programs

The FY11 activities and results of Efficiency Maine Trust’s Residential Lighting Program, Energy Star 

Appliance Program, and the Low-Income Appliance Replacement Program are described in this section.

RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING PROGRAM

Purpose: Lighting accounts for 5-10% of total energy use in the average American home and costs $50 

to $150 per year in electricity (aceee.org). Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use 75% less electricity 

for the same light output and last 6-10 times longer than traditional incandescent bulbs. CFLs save 

enough in electricity that they pay for themselves in a matter of months. However, due to CFLs’ higher 

initial cost and lack of consumer awareness, most people still buy incandescent bulbs. Efficiency 

Maine’s Residential Lighting Program works to overcome these barriers by collaborating with Energy 

Star lighting manufacturers and retailers to lower the price of CFLs and educate consumers on the 

benefits of efficient lighting. This program is used by customers of all income levels.

FY11 Activities: In FY11, the program reimbursed retailers for lowering their CFL prices. In addition, 

Efficiency Maine’s field team visits retailers throughout the state to educate retail staff and consumers. 

In a change from prior years, the FY11 implementation strategy reallocated all of the television 

advertising budget into further reducing the purchase price on store shelves, and the impact was 
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significant. During a time when CFLs lost market share nationally, Mainers purchased nearly twice as 

many CFLs than in any prior year – nearly enough to put 4 CFLs into every household in the state. The 

program was able to do this while decreasing program costs per bulb compared to prior years. Other 

activity specifics include:

• Negotiated Memoranda of Understanding with lighting manufacturers and retailers 

representing more than 400 stores throughout the state ensuring that 100% of Efficiency 

Maine’s mark down dollars were passed on to consumers in the form of lower CFL prices 

(typically a $1.25 per CFL reduction);

• Conducting 136 in-store demonstrations educating consumers and retail staff on the benefits of 

efficient lighting and appliances;

• Completing 4,643 store visits verifying marked down lighting pricing, training store staff, 

encouraging off-shelf merchandising and restocking coupons (as appropriate); and,

• Re-purposing $500,000 television advertising budget to increase markdowns making CFLs’ initial 

cost lower than that of incandescents and motivating retailers to invest in off-shelf 

merchandising (floor displays, end cap displays, larger signs).

FY11 Results: The shift in strategy in FY11 resulted in unprecedented consumer purchases. Summary 

results for the program were as follows:

Table 13 – Residential Lighting Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime kWh

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

N/A Approx 1.9 

million CFLs

614,388,191 $4,039,443 $6,534,669 $46,745,171 4.42

FY12 Plans: The Residential Lighting Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in 

FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

ENERGY STAR APPLIANCE PROGRAM

Purpose: Efficiency Maine worked with appliance retailers throughout the state to educate sales staff 

on the benefits of Energy Star appliances and offer rebates for customer purchases of new, qualified 

units. The $25-50 rebates function as a prompt for consumers to ask why a particular appliance 

qualifies while others do not, which creates an opportunity for sales staff to explain the long-term 

financial benefits of efficient appliances.
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Advances in residential appliance technology give homeowners the opportunity to save significant 

amounts of energy and water when they are in the market to purchase a new unit. Energy Star clothes 

washers, for example, consume about 37% less energy and 50% less water than regular washers saving 

consumers about $135 per year on utilities. Likewise, an Energy Star refrigerator uses 20% less than a 

non-Energy Star unit and saves $100 per year compared to a 1980’s refrigerator. Energy Star 

dehumidifiers use 15% less energy than a conventional one and can save users $20 per year.

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FY11 Activities: A summary of the residential Appliance Program activities includes:

It is often 

the case that consumers make appliance purchasing decisions without understanding the energy cost 

implications.

• Worked with retailers representing nearly 200 stores statewide to distribute rebate forms to 

customers who buy Energy Star refrigerators, clothes washers and dehumidifiers;

• Issued rebates ranging from $25 per dehumidifier to as much as $75 per refrigerator or clothes 

washer (which amount was reduced to $50 per unit for the second phase of the program);

• 136 in-store demonstrations educating consumers and retail staff on the benefits of efficient 

appliances and lighting; and,

• 979 store visits to label ENERGY STAR appliances, install/restore signs, train store staff, and restock 

coupons.

FY11 Results: This was Efficiency Maine’s second year rebating Energy Star appliances. The program 

was highly successful. Mainers purchased more than 24,000 energy efficient refrigerators, clothes 

washers and dehumidifiers saving millions of dollars through avoided energy costs. Summary results are 

as follows:

Table 14 – Residential Energy Star Appliance Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime kWh

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

N/A 24,056 39,036,190 $1,533,022 $1,415,947 $4,391,481 1.49

FY12 Plans: The Energy Star Appliance Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as 

in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

 7 See, www.energystar.gov. 
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LOW INCOME APPLIANCE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

Purpose: The purpose of this program is to improve efficient use of electricity in low-income eligible 

homes in Maine, and to satisfy the statutory requirement that at least 20% of the base level system 

benefit charge on electricity be used for the benefit of low income customers.

FY11 Activities: As in prior years, the Low Income Appliance Replacement Program in FY11 was 

implemented through a Memorandum of Understanding with MaineHousing which administered this 

program through Maine’s Community Action Programs (CAPs). Through on-site visits, the CAPs monitor 

refrigerators and freezers in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program-eligible homes and replace 

them for free with high-efficiency refrigerators if the old units are found to be highly inefficient. Free 

CFLs are also installed where approved. Residents are given information on how to save energy as part 

of the visits.

FY11 Results:

Table 15 – Low Income Appliance Replacement Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

585 

homes visited

534 refrigerators,

6,761 CFLs

5,972,672 $325,515 $0 $465,922 1.43

FY12 Plans: The Low Income Appliance Replacement Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 

are under review for likely alteration from the FY11 strategy and activities. In order to more directly 

assist low income customers in reducing their heating costs, the Trust is proposing for the remainder of 

FY12 to shift to a strategy of weatherizing homes of LIHEAP customers who use electric heat. The 

budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

ARRA-Funded Residential Programs

The FY11 activities and results of Efficiency Maine Trust’s Home Energy Savings Program, Natural Gas 

Program, Heating Equipment Replacement Program, BetterBuildings (PACE Loan) Program, are 

described in this section.
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HOME ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM

Purpose: This program was designed to raise awareness about the benefits of home weatherization and 

promote customers to implement efficiency upgrades that would save at least 25% of their home 

heating use.

Maine has some of the oldest housing stock in the country. It is a cold climate, and Maine is more 

dependent on oil to provide residential heating than any state in the country. This makes Maine 

vulnerable to fluctuations in oil prices. Using a portion of ARRA funds received in 2009, Efficiency Maine 

invested in piloting a whole-house weatherization program called the Home Energy Savings Program.

In May 2011, Efficiency Maine contracted with The Cadmus Group, Inc. to conduct an evaluation of the 

HESP program. The evaluation, which will be completed by the end of 2011, focuses on quantifying and 

verifying the energy savings achieved by the HESP participants who completed energy audits under the 

program from December 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010. Methods used in the evaluation of 

program impacts include site visits to measure and verify project installations, engineering and 

simulation modeling, and statistical billing analysis. The evaluation will report on program impacts in 

terms of: energy and demand savings, renewable energy installation, associated greenhouse gas 

emission reductions, job creation and cost-effectiveness. The evaluation also includes a telephone 

survey of 100 participants to examine customer motivations, barriers, and experiences. 

FY11 Activities: Program funding was fully committed by the end of FY11, and the results clearly 

demonstrated that whole house energy efficiency programs are cost-effective and scalable. Activities 

for this program included:

• Offering rebates to homeowners who upgraded the energy efficiency of their home following an 

energy audit:

o 30% rebate of job cost, up to a maximum of $1,500, for a project achieving at least 25% 

energy efficiency improvement;

o 50% rebate of a job cost, up to maximum of $3,000, for a project achieving at least 50%

energy efficiency improvement;

o A time-limited bonus of $1,000 was also available for a portion of the year to attract interest 

to the program;

• Driving awareness of the benefits of home weatherization and driving demand for home energy 

upgrades through: TV ads & public service announcements, radio ads and interviews, print 

advertising, PR articles, web ads, website, direct mail, phone campaigns, trade shows, trade 
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associations, collaboration with non-governmental organizations and community groups, 

speaking engagements, and fairs;

• Developing nationally-recognized weatherization sales training for Participating Energy Advisors

(who conducted the requisite home energy audit); and,

• Recruiting and training 100 new Participating Energy Advisors.

FY11 Results: Following the guidance of the program, nearly 5,000 Maine homes received energy audits 

through the HESP program. Subsequent to those audits, thousands of homeowners were able to 

upgrade their homes and are now saving the equivalent of over one million gallons of oil per year. 

Homeowners also report having fewer drafts, ice dams and frozen pipes. The average home that 

participated in this program is projected to save 40% on energy, or more than $1,400 per year assuming 

average oil consumption and prices as of 2011. After factoring in the total cost of the upgrades (the 

incentive from Efficiency Maine, the homeowner payments for the energy upgrades, and program 

delivery), the cost of the energy that will be saved over 20 years is equivalent to $1.16/gallon of heating 

fuel. 

As a start-up program, less than 75 projects were completed by July 1, 2010 when the Trust’s FY11 

began. On May 26, 2011, the program had received enough home retrofit rebate reservations to 

commit all of its budget. At that time the program closed its doors to any new participants. By 

September 30, 2011, three months after the end of FY11, the Trust accepted its last project completions 

and awarded its last incentives. To provide a comprehensive picture of the project over its full period of 

activity, this Annual Report presents results of the full period from January 1, 2010 to September 30, 

2011.

The combined economic activity in the home builder / supplier / contractor trades generated by this 

program is estimated at more than $28 million. Summary energy saving benefits and costs are in Table 

16.

Table 16 – Home Energy Savings Program Results (1/1/10-9/30/11)

Total Units Lifetime 

Energy 

Savings 

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant 

Cost

Lifetime 

Energy 

Benefit

BenefitTo-Cost 

Ratio

3127 4,820,173 $8,588,496 $20,368,825 $101,335,965 3.50

FY12 Plans: The Home Energy Savings Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as 

in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C. It should be noted that federal 

funds for this program have been exhausted and no further rebates are being offered. The Trust’s main 

program strategy in FY12 for home energy retrofits is to direct homeowners to the PACE loan program.
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HOME ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM (for Natural Gas Customers)

Historically, Unitil Corporation (formerly Northern Utilities) administered its own energy efficiency 

programs. In FY11, Efficiency Maine and Unitil agreed to invest the natural gas efficiency funds into 

Efficiency Maine’s Home Energy Savings Program (described above), targeted specifically to Unitil’s 

customers. This took the form of an increase in the incentive cap for Unitil customers. 

Tier Eligible Projects Statewide Rebate Unitil Customer Rebate

1 Reduce heating costs by 25% 30% of job cost up to $1,500 30% of job cost up to $6,500

2 Reduce heating costs by 50% 50% of job cost up to $3,000 50% of job cost up to $8,000

By “piggybacking” the administration and delivery of the natural gas program onto another program

(HESP), all of the funds were available to be used in the form of financial incentives for the natural gas 

customers. The results (which are included as part of the Home Energy Savings Program numbers 

above) were as follows:

Table 17 - FY11 Natural Gas HESP Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime Savings

(20 yr life)

Efficiency Maine 

Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy

Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

206 206 16,115MMbtu/yr 

(46%) 

322, 300MMbtu

$367,000 (SBC)

$1,027,324 (ARRA)

$1,394,324 Total

$1,561,953 $8,100,000 2.7

FY12 Plans: The Natural Gas HESP Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 were the same as in 

FY11 for the first half of the year, but for the second half of the year a new prescriptive menu of 

weatherization incentives for this program will be offered to natural gas heating customers through the 

Residential Direct Install component of the ARRA BetterBuildings Grant. The budget for the program in 

FY12 appears in Appendix C under Residential Direct Install.
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REPLACEMENT HEATING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

Purpose: Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, this fuel-neutral program offered 

rebates from $100 to $500 for energy efficient boilers, furnaces, water heaters and air conditioners. The 

goal was to encourage homeowners faced with heating equipment failure to purchase the most energy

efficient replacement for multiple fuel types. 

FY11 Activities: 

• Worked with retail stores to promote in-store purchases, supplying training, point-of-sale signs, 

brochures and rebate forms;

• Collaborated with HVAC professionals to promote the program to homeowners;

• Designed the Efficiency Maine website to describe the program, enable customers to make online reservations and download rebate claim forms; 

• Maintained the website with updates about outstanding fund balance, providing notice to all 

consumers and vendors when the limited funds were fully committed. 

FY11 Results:

From June 2010 to June 2011, more than 1,500 homeowners selected energy efficient heating system 

components, encouraged by their installers and the incentives provided by the Efficiency Maine 

program. Total number of units of efficient heating appliances installed achieved 99% of Efficiency 

Maine’s goal. Installers also gained experience with new technology as an increasing number of 

customers started to ask about heating system efficiency. The energy saved over the full life of the 

installed measures is estimated to be the equivalent of 1.7 million gallons of heating oil.

Table 18 – Replacement Heating Equipment Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime 

Savings

(MMBTUs)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

1546 1546 179,825 $ 1,207,895 $ 456,127 $ 2,235,866 1.34

FY12 Plans: The Replacement Heating Equipment Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are 

the same as in FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C. It should be noted that 

the federal money used to fund this budget were exhausted in early FY12.
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ARRA “BetterBuildings” Grant

Purpose: The purpose of Efficiency Maine’s project under the ARRA BetterBuildings grant is to sustain 

delivery of home energy savings by introducing attractive and accessible financing for energy upgrades 

to Maine homeowners. 

This multi-faceted project is designed to address several major hurdles that home energy efficiency and 

weatherization programs have faced in Maine and elsewhere in the U.S. The project objectives are:

1. Financing: Launch and implement a variety of financing products, including Maine PACE loans, to 

provide financing for residential retrofits statewide. 

2. Home Retrofits: Retrofit efficiency and weatherization improvements in 1,500 homes per year 

for 12 years, in addition to the retrofits already offered in our existing programs, with retrofits 

resulting in an average of 25% energy savings per home. 

3. Sustainability: Sustain funding over 10 years beyond the grant period to support home retrofits 

by establishing track record of program performance based on gathering and aggregating data 

that will prove the value of weatherization and attract investors who will support the program 

beyond the grant period.

4. Scalability and Replicability: Develop best practices and share guidance with other jurisdictions 

on how to develop, deliver and document a residential retrofit program that is carbon market 

ready and private investment ready. 

FY11 Activities: 

PACE Loan Program

Efficiency Maine conducted two public hearings on proposed draft rules for the implementation of the 

Maine PACE Loan program, consistent with the Maine PACE Act passed earlier in the year by the state 

legislature. Provisions of the regulation related to underwriting standards, consumer disclosure, quality 

assurance, terms and conditions received input from key stakeholders including the Maine Bankers 

Association, Maine Credit Union League, unions, and municipalities, among others. 

As required by the Maine PACE Act, municipalities wishing to make PACE loans available to homeowners 

in their jurisdiction have the authority to opt in to the program to establish or participate in a PACE 

program. To opt in, municipalities are asked to adopt a local PACE ordinance, establish a contract with 

Efficiency Maine regarding administrative roles and responsibilities, and commit to provide education 

and community outreach regarding residential energy efficiency retrofit programs available to citizens. 
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The Trust provided municipalities with two versions of a PACE model ordinance for their consideration. 

Version 1 provides for self-administration. Version 2 provides for PACE program administration by the 

Trust. 

An important part of the project is outreach and engagement with municipalities and community 

organizations across the State. Additionally, Trust staff held direct conversations with Maine’s lending 

institutions, realtors, labor unions, and environmental groups to collect feedback on details of the 

proposed rules. 

The Trust also invested considerable time and effort during the year to design the administrative 

process and structure for issuing and servicing loans. Despite an open competitive solicitation process 

and repeated conversations with financial institutions, the Trust was unable to find a service provider in 

Maine to tackle this unique and unprecedented assignment. In the end, the Trust contracted with AFC 

First, a company with experience issuing and servicing small residential energy loans in several other 

states. As the “master servicer,” this contractor provides all “back-office” administrative operations for 

the loans funded out of the BetterBuildings grant. The master servicer is responsible for running a call 

center for inquiries about the Maine PACE program, conducting loan origination, researching applicant 

information for meeting underwriting standards, packaging closing documents, providing closing 

services, and recording PACE agreements in the registry of deeds. The master servicer is also responsible 

for loan servicing, managing delinquency, discharging PACE mortgages, and providing statistical data 

reporting. 

During the year the Trust worked to develop education and outreach materials for distribution to towns 

and their residents about the process for receiving a PACE loan. The Trust established a webpage of 

resources at www.efficiencymaine.com/PACE that includes Model Ordinances that municipalities can 

use to opt into the PACE Program, background information on the PACE law and the revolving loan 

program, and FAQs providing some basic answers to what PACE is and how it will work in Maine. The 

website also links interested customers to an online calculator tool that helps estimate if energy 

upgrades would be a worthwhile investment at a given home, a searchable database of all energy 

auditors in the state who are certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI), and case studies of 

other Maine residents who have recently weatherized their homes.

BetterBuildings Sub-Grantee Activities

Two organizations joined Efficiency Maine in developing a winning submission to the US DOE for the 

competitive solicitation for funding under the BetterBuildings Program. 
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The first sub-grantee in the project is MaineHousing, who proposed two initiatives related to home 

weatherization. MaineHousing had been working to establish an independently validated methodology 

for calculating avoided carbon emissions specific to weatherization of single and multi-family units. The 

methodology is now accredited under the globally recognized Voluntary Carbon Standard, and is 

designed to be made available for adoption by other weatherization programs across the country. 

MaineHousing’s project includes preparing the workforce for the collection of carbon data, testing 

different approaches for ease and cost-effectiveness, and ensuring that energy auditors are trained to 

collect data and test the different approaches listed in the methodology ensuring that carbon related 

data from the low income Weatherization Assistance Program and other weatherization programs are 

market ready. 

The project is working to create a step-by-step guidance document about carbon savings quantification 

which it has now used to prepare for and sell carbon savings from weatherization in order to leverage 

private dollars. 

In a related initiative, MaineHousing worked this year to develop a data repository as a central database 

to store all energy conservation and renewable energy data used in conservation programs. The design 

is intended to allow participating systems to interface with the data repository, both contributing data 

for combined analysis and reporting, and retrieving data to support business operations. 

The second sub-grantee in the BetterBuildings proposal was the non-profit Maine Green Energy Alliance 

(MGEA). MGEA’s initiative was designed to pilot innovative marketing and community outreach 

strategies for promoting market-based home weatherization in eight communities. MGEA partnered 

with pre-existing community groups to raise awareness about the benefits of home weatherization and 

the availability of incentives through Efficiency Maine’s HESP program. After six months of operation, 

MGEA and the Trust mutually agreed that results of the pilot were not meeting expectations and the 

initiative was discontinued. The funds that had been originally budgeted for the MGEA project were repurposed and used for payment of rebates for customers completing home energy upgrades and for 

promotion of the PACE loan program.

FY11 Results: FY11 was a period for creating the foundation of a multi-year loan program. Efficiency 

Maine had initially hoped to launch the loan program mid-way through FY11. In the event, it proved 

more important to take the time necessary to properly establish the rules and program design of the 

program, enlist collaboration of municipalities, and to contract for the necessary loan servicing and 

marketing services. Establishing the program rules through a formal regulatory process slowed the 

progress of the program’s implementation. On top of this, the extended process of contracting for a 

Master Servicer resulted in pushing the kick-off of this project into April 2011 instead of fall of 2010 as 

had been anticipated. As a result, by the end of the fiscal year (June 30), minimal loan activity had 
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occurred. As of the time of writing this annual report, more than 100 municipalities – constituting well 

more than half of the state’s population, have opted in to the PACE program. More than 100 

homeowners have taken out loans worth more than $1.2 million to finance home energy upgrades, and

the rate of uptake was rising as the program moved into FY12.

FY12 Plans: The ARRA BetterBuildings Grant Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the 

same as in FY11, except as noted above. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.

Low-income Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)

Maine State Housing Authority is the designated administrator of the Weatherization Assistance 

Program that provides grants to low-income homeowners and renters to reduce energy costs. This 

program is funded with federal funds. Weatherization improvements may include insulation, weatherstripping, caulking, and some safety-related repairs. MaineHousing offers this program to consumers 

through Community Action Program agencies who screen people for eligibility as part of the LowIncome Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) application process. Up to 15% of MaineHousing’s 

LIHEAP budget may also be spent on weatherization. The Efficiency Maine authorizing statute requires 

the Trust to report on activities of the WAP in the annual report.

Table 19 – Weatherization Assistance Program Results

GRANT PERIOD

PRODUCTION 

BUDGET

PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES UNITS

ARRA 4/1/2009-3/31/2012 $32,071,307 $28,580,896 5,049

DOE 2009 Regular 1/1/2009-3/31/2012 $3,279,552 $3,279,552 505

DOE 2010 Regular 4/1/2010-3/31/2012 $1,631,600 $1,631,600 326

SERC (ARRA) 1/1/2011-3/31/2012 $5,569,639 $237,060 21

DOE 2011 Regular 4/1/2011-3/31/2012 $1,700,901 $224,219 71

2010 LIHEAP Wx 10/1/2009-9/30/2010 $3,414,820 $3,414,820 789

2011 LIHEAP Wx 10/1/2010-9/30/2011 $5,536,767 $5,536,767 917

2012 LIHEAP Wx 10/1/2011-9/30/2012 $0

 Total $53,204,586 $42,904,914 7,678

Total funds received/expended by MaineHousing on Weatherization Production (includes 

amounts from LIHEAP spent on weatherization)
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAMS

Through its Alternative Energy Programs, Efficiency Maine administers a wide variety of offerings for 

business, institutional and residential customers. This section of the Annual Report describes the 

Alternative Energy Programs delivered in FY11. Unlike prior sections of the report, this section is not 

organized by the source of the funds used to pay for the programs. 

Another point to note is that while the Trust operates under a general directive to ensure that all 

programs meet a stringent cost-effectiveness test based on energy savings, the alternative energy 

programs inherited by the Trust at the beginning of FY11 had never been subject to, and had not been 

operated in such a way as to meet the same stringent test. The electric SBC-funded Solar/Wind Rebate 

program was a statutorily mandated program for Efficiency Maine to operate, but the statutory 

authority made no mention of meeting a cost-effectiveness standard. The Renewable Resource Fund 

was also a statutorily mandated program that directed Efficiency Maine to promote “research and 

development” and “demonstration projects” of emerging technologies, activities which are known to 

rarely be cost-effective in terms of avoided energy costs, yet may serve a valuable public policy purpose.

SOLAR/WIND REBATE PROGRAM

The Solar/Wind Rebate Program was funded with ARRA funds in the second half of FY2011. The shift in 

funding source emerged due to the expiration of the statutory authorization to use funds previously 

collected through an SBC for the Solar/Wind Rebate Program that was in effect until December 31, 

2010. Maintaining rebates at prior levels through the second half of FY2011 was critical to minimize 

disruption to the renewable energy related businesses and jobs that have developed in the past six

years of rebate availability. 

With new program guidance from the Legislature, Efficiency Maine is undertaking a rulemaking process 

in December 2011 to develop the new approach to incentivize cost-effective alternative energy 

installations in future years. The new incentive program will also incorporate quality assurance systems 

to ensure best practices for installations in the state for long-term system operation and maximized 

fiscal return for program participants.

FY11 Activities: The Trust administered a rebate program for solar thermal, solar PV, and small wind 

projects that met established criteria for project eligibility. In all cases, these are for limited size systems 

that are on the “customer’s side of the meter.” This means they are helping the customer offset their 

consumption of power from the grid, and that the systems are not sized or intended for commercial

generation of electricity for sale onto the grid. 
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FY11 Results: The rebate program assisted Maine customers in installing a total of 371 alternative 

energy systems in FY11. 

• Solar thermal installations – 245

• Solar PV installations – 116

• Small wind installations – 10

If the Trust were a utility providing all energy needs of its customers, it might apply the “Utility Cost 

Test” to evaluate cost-effectiveness. This test only compares the program costs of Efficiency Maine 

Trust with the value of the energy saved. It would not take account of the customer’s contribution to 

the project cost (which is very high with these projects) nor any federal subsidies such as tax credits. 

While approximate, the Trust estimates that solar thermal projects would satisfy this cost-effectiveness 

test in 5.2 years of operation, while the solar PV projects would satisfy the test after 4.1 years and the 

wind projects would satisfy the test after 12 years of operation. In the event, the Trust has also run its 

more stringent Total Resource Cost test which generates the Benefit-to-Cost ratio in Table 20 below.

Table 20 – Solar/Wind Rebate Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total 

Projects

Lifetime 

Energy 

Savings

(MMBTU)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy 

Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

371 371 80,595 $ 571,528 $ 4,765,571 $ 1,583,307 0.30

FY12 Plans: The Solar/Wind Rebate Program strategy and activities planned for the first half of FY12 will 

be the same as in FY11. In the second half of the year, the program strategy will be determined by the 

pending rulemaking. Incentives are expected to remain a primary tool for promoting installation of 

customer-sited renewable systems, but a new approach to screening for cost-effectiveness is likely to 

cause a shift in the type and quantity of technologies that are installed. The budget for the program in 

FY12 appears in Appendix C.

Renewable Resource Fund ARRA Supplement

On May 25, 2010, prior to the Trust taking over responsibility of the programs of Efficiency Maine, a

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects using ARRA funding was 

issued. The RFP was structured similarly to past RFP’s using funding from the Voluntary Renewable 

Resource Fund, seeking proposals for community demonstration projects involving renewable energy 

technologies. Because of the availability of ARRA funding, the RFP’s scope was expanded to allow uses 
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of the funds for: feasibility studies for renewable power installations, thermal measures and renewable 

source of power including fuel cells, tidal power, solar photovoltaic arrays, solar thermal installations, 

wind, geothermal, hydro power, biomass, or municipal solid waste-to-energy (in conjunction with 

recycling). 

As prescribed in state statute in effect during FY11, the following entities were eligible for funding: 

University of Maine System; Maine Maritime Academy; Maine Community College System; Maine-based 

nonprofit organizations that qualify under the federal Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3); 

consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities; community-based nonprofit organizations; 

community action programs; municipalities; quasi-municipal corporations or districts as defined in Title 

30-A, section 2351; community-based renewable energy projects as defined in Title 35A, section 3602, 

subsection 1; and school administrative units as defined in Title 20-A.

On September 21, 2010, the Trust awarded ten projects under the RFP. 

FY11 Activities:

• Awarded 10 grants to eligible projects. Examples of projects funded include: wood pellet boiler 

systems and stoves; photovoltaic systems; restoration of a hydro facility; and demonstration of 

a geothermal system.

• Negotiated and monitored ten grants. 

FY11 Results: Due to the nature of these projects, including that the federal funds were primarily aimed 

at promoting demonstration projects, there were no expectations of high energy savings levels or 

benefit-to-cost criteria. Moreover, several of the projects were feasibility studies that generate no 

immediate energy savings or displacement. As such, the Trust does not have aggregate energy savings 

data and parts of the results table, below, indicate that the data is N/A.

Table 21 – Renewable Resource Program Demonstration Project Results

Total 

Participants

Total Projects Lifetime Energy 

Savings

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime Energy

Benefit

Benefit-to-Cost 

Ratio

10 10 N/A $ 429,064 $ 137,390 N/A N/A

FY12 Plans: The Renewable Resources Program strategy and activities planned for the first half of FY12 

will be the same as in FY11. In the second half of the year, the program strategy will be determined by 

the pending rulemaking (as with the Solar/Wind Rebate Program). The two funding streams are being 

merged together. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.
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Wind Anemometer Program

Purpose: Efficiency Maine utilized a portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

State Energy Program (SEP) grant funds and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Renewable 

Development Assistance Grant (REDA) for the Wind Anemometer Program. In August 2010, Efficiency 

Maine contracted with Unity College to assist in meeting the following objectives of the program:

1. Provide education and outreach to farmers and rural small businesses interested in farm and/or 

community-based wind energy applications; 

2. Offer strategically sited anemometer set-ups and data analysis to qualified farms and small 

businesses to assist in identifying appropriate wind resources; and,

3. Apply the anemometer data to improve the Maine wind map to facilitate accurate wind 

resource mapping in Maine.

FY11 ACTIVITIES: Unity College, with assistance from Maine Rural Partners, completed the publicized 

anemometer application process, screening farm and rural small business-owned sites for suitability of 

anemometer test sites. Fifteen site applications were reviewed, screened for eligibility and public wind 

data set needs, and the two best potential sites were selected. Unity College and its crew installed 

anemometer towers at the Brigeen/Bullard Farm in Turner and at Sherbourne Farm in Dexter.

The first year of data from a site in Mercer was analyzed, together with output from public data sets 

contributed by the University of Maine and Fox Islands Cooperative. The data suggest that the wind 

shear factor in Maine is far greater than had been realized, research being collaborated with similar 

findings in the Midwest. This is a very important discovery, as it explains higher wind noises than had 

been modeled by developers and begs consideration of higher towers, even for smaller turbines. 

The final year of the grant (with 1 year of data from the Turner and Dexter locations and a 2nd year at 

the Mercer location gathered and analyzed with other available data) will enable Unity College and 

collaborating anemometrists to provide confirmation of this apparent finding, which may have farreaching implications for the furtherance of wind power applications in Maine and elsewhere. 

Unity College and Maine Rural Partners will work with each of the pilot farms during the coming year to 

explore business models that might enable turbines to be erected if desired. 
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FY11 Results:

• 15 proposed, wind anemometer test site applications were received; and,

• Utilizing a screening process, 2 test sites, Brigeen/Bullard Farm in Turner and Sherbourne Farm 

in Dexter, were selected.

FY12 Plans: The Wind Anemometer Program strategy and activities for FY12 will be the same as in FY11. 

It should be noted that federal funds for this program have been exhausted and no new site applications 

are being accepted. The activities for FY12 will consist of oversight and payment of prior commitments. 

The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C.
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ENABLING STRATEGIES

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

Efficiency Maine’s education and training programs influence all age groups and market sectors in 

Maine. Through this work, Efficiency Maine reinforces messages about the benefits of energy efficiency 

for people of all ages. Efficiency Maine is increasingly emphasizing its determination to measure the 

value and impact of education and awareness programs. Examples of advances in this area include:

• Measurement of energy saving outcomes from training, as with the Builder Operator 

Certification (BOC); and 

• Assessing the energy saving results from behavior changes promoted through educational 

programs as with the Schools for Energy Efficiency Program (SEE).

Power Sleuth

The Power Sleuth program was funded with SBC and RGGI funds in FY11. The fourth and final module of 

the Power Sleuth Energy Education Curriculum, titled Maine Saves Energy, was completed in a 

companion project with the Maine Math and Science Alliance. The Power Sleuth curriculum developed 

standards-based curriculum materials and a web site for grades 4-8. The lessons are research-informed 

and aligned with the 2007 Maine Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction. These four

modules are available to teachers free of charge, and this year alone more than 800 modules have been 

downloaded from the Power Sleuth web site.

The curriculum has received statewide and national praise, including:

• Presented at the National Science Teachers Association conference

• Presented at the Maine Science Teachers Association statewide conference

• Presented in a statewide virtual conference for educators

• Lawrence Berkley National Labs requested development of six lesson plans, based upon their 

favorable review of Power Sleuth
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• The State of Montana is utilizing Power Sleuth for teacher in-service training

• U Maine Farmington uses Power Sleuth in graduate training (EDU 523)

Maine Energy Education Program (MEEP) 

The Maine Energy Education Program brings a selection of 18 different educational programs to schools 

in every Maine county. In Aroostook County, the program is named Be Energy Wise Program, or “BEEP,”

and is offered in schools and communities. In FY11 the program was funded with a blend of SBC funds 

plus $30,000 of State Energy Program funds from the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and 

Security (OEIS). The programs encourage active participation and each event is supported by consistent 

student/faculty follow-up. Examples of program topics include: 

* Electricity and the Environment * Great Energy Debate

* Kill-A-Watt Challenge * Global Energy Game

* Jr. Solar Sprint * Kid Wind

* Energy Patrols (BEEP) * Energy/Environment/Economics (BEEP)

This year, MEEP/BEEP reached more than 12,000 students and involved more than 750 teachers in 590 

workshops and community events across Maine. 

Memberships/Sponsorships

CEE: The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE), a nonprofit public benefits corporation, develops 

initiatives for its North American members to promote the manufacture and purchase of energyefficient products and services. CEE’s goal is to induce lasting structural and behavioral changes in the 

marketplace, resulting in the increased adoption of energy-efficient technologies. CEE’s membership 

comprises energy efficiency program administrators like Efficiency Maine from around the country. CEE 

prepares national studies, conducts workshops and performs analysis to help energy efficiency program 

administrators perform their duties more effectively and efficiently. Efficiency Maine’s membership 

dues for 2011 were $14,200.

NEEP EM&V FORUM: Launched in 2008, the Evaluation, Measurement, & Verification (EM&V) Forum is 

a project facilitated by Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP). The purpose of the EM&V 

Forum is to support the development and use of consistent protocols to evaluate, measure, verify, and 

report the savings, costs, and emission impacts of energy efficiency and other demand-side resources.
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The Forum's activities are directed by a Three-Year Plan (2009-2011) guided by the Forum Project 

Committees, and ultimately recommended by the Forum Steering Committee and the NEEP Board of 

Directors. Efficiency Maine supported funding for NEEP 2011 activities in the amount of $33,833.

Maine Green Schools Program

Efficiency Maine partners with fellow state agencies whenever possible. One example of this effort is 

the Maine Green Schools program where the Maine Department of Environmental Protection receives 

an annual grant of approximately $15,000 from the federal Environmental Protection Agency and then 

works with Efficiency Maine to deliver mini-grants to schools for energy efficiency projects. This year 

the schools that participated are:

School Project

o Lincoln Middle School High-efficiency hand dryers (2)

o Lincoln Academy High-efficiency hand dryers (4)

o Hanson and Lebanon Elementary Occupancy sensors (17)

o Aucocisco School Attic insulation

o Oak Hill Middle School Occupancy sensors, lighting, weatherization

o Casco Bay High School Occupancy sensors (6)

Maine Green Schools also completed a four-year energy use survey and energy benchmarking project, 

collecting data from over 100 Maine schools. From this data, an energy benchmarking flyer was 

developed, distributed to all participating schools, and is being used as an instructional tool for 

commercial building facility managers.

FY12 Plans: The Education and Awareness Program strategies and activities planned for FY12 are similar 

to what was done in FY11. For FY12, the Trust will continue to promote Power Sleuth, the Be Energy 

Wise Program, and the Maine Green Schools project. The Trust is reviewing memberships and 

sponsorships very carefully to ensure (a) that there is a strong nexus between the activities that are 

funded and the Trust’s core objectives of lowering energy costs through energy efficiency and 

alternative energy, (b) that the costs offer a good value, and (c) that there is not some other way the 

Trust could achieve the benefits at a lower cost. The budget for this suite of programs in FY12 appears 

in Appendix C. 
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TRAINING

BOC Building Operator Certification (BOC)

Efficiency Maine used ARRA funds in FY11 to fund the BOC Program. The BOC Program has been 

provided for several years now in Maine in cooperation with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council 

(NEEC). The BOC program offers a series of classes over several months that train facility managers to 

improve energy efficiency, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance building occupant comfort and 

safety. The courses instruct students in the use of advanced building equipment and controls, while 

emphasizing how energy savings can be achieved by preventive maintenance and better management 

of systems and equipment. BOC certification requires demonstrated competence in evaluating building 

energy consumption, HVAC and energy inspection, lighting surveys, indoor air pollutant sources, and 

facility electrical distribution. Over 7,000 building operators across the country hold the BOC credential. 

In FY 2011, the Maine BOC program trained 36 facility managers and operators in courses offered at 

Maine’s community colleges. These facility managers have converted their learning into savings of more 

than 5 million kWh per year from improved building operation and efficiency, based on their BOC 

experience. More than 500 facility managers also participated in the 2011 BOC webinar series 

introducing new technologies and progressive energy efficiency concepts. 

FY11 Results:

Table 22 – BOC Program Results

Total 

Participants

Total Units Lifetime 

Energy Savings

(MMBTUs)

Efficiency 

Maine Costs

Participant

Costs

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Benefit-toCost Ratio

36 N/A 346,382 $ 83,362 $ 1,559,556 $ 6,847,967 4.17

Community Colleges – Energy Workforce Development

Efficiency Maine is administering four pass-through grants to community colleges for workforce 

development, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). On each campus,

these programs each have a slightly different focus or approach. They are designed to deliver training in 

areas with new occupational potential, such as technical energy auditor and installer training and 

renewable energy certifications. The programs offer enhanced training in the building trades to 

broaden the traditional knowledge base to include renewable energy options, thereby increasing the 

range of job potential and professional opportunity. The four campus locations and a brief overview of 

their programs follow:
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Northern Maine Community College: $225,000

Through the Community Level Workforce Development Support Grant the college is infusing advanced 

energy concepts across its construction and transportation program clusters through a three-pronged 

approach by: 

• Revising the current building energy systems curricula to include green energy, building

methods, energy audits and weatherization of existing structures;

• Renovating space for a building science laboratory; and,

• Purchasing equipment to strengthen the College’s wind power technology program, the first of 

its kind in New England.

Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC): $350,000

Eastern Maine Community College, in partnership with the United Technologies Center, the neighboring 

regional public technical secondary school, and in collaboration with the University of Maine and other 

institutions within the Maine Community College System, is developing a hands-on academic laboratory 

program in Building Science. This rounds out a component of the EMCC vision to implement new degree 

programs that respond to the changing needs of the community. The laboratory program builds upon 

existing programs, is vertically aligned with programs at the technical high school and the University of 

Maine, complements existing programs at other community colleges, and is connected to existing 

workforce training programs. The components of the program include:

• Building Performance Institute (BPI) Building Analyst Professional curriculum for energy 

auditors;

• New curricula for existing courses to supplement them with green construction skills-related 

material;

• New curricula for heat pump technology instruction in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and 

Heating program at EMCC and in the Heating & Plumbing program at the United Technologies 

Center;

• New curricula for wood-fueled heating appliance utilization for the Building Science Laboratory 

Program;

• New curricula for radiant thermal transfer applications; and,

• New curricula for use of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) in construction.
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Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC): $350,000

Grant funds awarded through Efficiency Maine are supporting the development and implementation of 

the Renewable Energy Management (REM) program component of the College’s Energy Services and 

Technology Center. The Center serves the region and the State of Maine as a premiere resource for 

training and education for energy efficiency and renewable energy technology. The KVCC goal is to 

accelerate development of the sustainable energy industry in Maine by coordinating, enhancing, and

training a skilled energy efficiency and renewable energy workforce. The program is designed to:

• Forge strong industry, education and government partnerships with entities that have a stake in 

energy efficiency, renewable energy technology and the broader “green energy” economy;

• Provide access to a comprehensive, coordinated curriculum which provides a one-stop approach 

to energy education;

• Provide access to expert customized classroom and distance learning on theory, inventory, 

evaluation, planning, design, construction, installation and maintenance of renewable energy 

concepts such as passive solar, solar thermal, biomass/wood, micro-turbines, geothermal, heat 

pumps and other energy efficient and renewable technologies for residential and commercial 

applications;

• Train skilled technicians ready to meet the growing workforce demands in the rapidly expanding 

field of energy efficiency and renewable energy technology;

• Research and develop energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, products and 

services in a state-of-the-art training center designed around LEED standards; and,

• Strengthen and grow Maine’s network of companies, education providers, state agencies, 

industry associations, non-profits and others who are working to build Maine’s green economy.

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC): $375,000

Southern Maine Community College has established the SMCC Sustainability and Energy Alternatives 

Center and Program, an effort dedicated to interdisciplinary learning in building science and clean 

energy technology. The program trains Maine people across program trades in the theory and practice 

of building science, energy efficiency, weatherization and renewable energies. It prepares Maine people 

to help create and fill the jobs in Maine’s new energy economy and incorporates the highest standards 

of learning with a strong emphasis on work-ready credentials and nationally recognized certifications.

In addition to diverse curricula development, the larger goals of the project have created:
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• The Sustainability and Energy Alternatives Center (SEA). A facility equipped with a pressurized 

house and building science and renewable energy equipment. The Center: 1) Offers highquality, hands-on building science and sustainable energy education programs, 2) Provides upto-date continuing education programs for existing workers along career pathways that lead to 

state and national certifications in energy efficiency and sustainable technology, and 3) Builds 

demand for energy efficient services by providing ongoing public education programs, including 

seminars on state and federal incentives. Center staff coordinates trainings, seminars and open 

houses and partnerships with other training organizations.

• The Sustainability Advisory Board of Practitioners and Educators. SMCC has created a 

permanent advisory board named the Sustainability Advisory Board. It includes current clean 

energy practitioners and employers, education and training partners, community-based 

organizations, and SMCC faculty and staff. The Board guides the development of the program, 

aligns trainings with recognized certifications and keeps the program adaptive and responsive to 

workforce needs.

FY12 Plans: The Training Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in FY11. The 

budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C and reflect the fact that the federal funds that 

were used to pay for this program in FY11 will be exhausted during FY12. 

INNOVATION FUND PROGRAM 

Purpose: Efficiency Maine’s Innovation Fund aims to support pilot programs for assisting in the 

commercialization of energy efficiency products or new ways of delivering cost-effective measures. 

Through the Innovation Fund, Efficiency Maine is applying RGGI funds to support market players seeking 

to demonstrate technologies or program designs that, if they were deployed at scale, could show 

substantial energy savings opportunities for the state. 

FY11 Activities: 

• The Innovation Fund Program Request for Proposals resulted in eight proposals for review with 

one award made in the amount of $100,000;

• The first grant was awarded to Investment Engineering, based in Yarmouth, Maine, to install 

several micro-combined heat and power (CHP) projects to demonstrate technical and financial 
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information about the CHP systems that will allow building owners to make informed decisions 

about potential use of this equipment; and,

• The project will be completed and results reported in FY2012.

FY12 Plans: The Innovation Fund Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in 

FY11. The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C. 

EVALUATION OVERVIEW

Purpose: The purpose of Efficiency Maine’s Program Evaluation strategy is to provide independent 

third-party analysis and verification of program performance and outcomes. The key objectives of 

Program Evaluations are to: 

• Document and verify the program impacts on energy and demand savings and program costeffectiveness relative to goals;

• Understand why effects occurred and identify opportunities for improvement in program design 

and implementation;

• Assess program effects on the energy marketplace; and,

• Inform adjustments in program strategies and allocation of resources.

FY11 Activities:

Table 23 - Program Evaluations Initiated During FY11

Program Type Prime Contractor Evaluation 

Budget

Funding Source Contract 

Start

Contract End

Home Energy Savings 

Program

Impact The Cadmus Group, 

Inc.

$150,000 ARRA-SEP 4/18/11 11/30/11

Commercial Project 

Grants

Impact Navigant 

Consulting, Inc.

$150,000 ARRA-SEP 4/18/11 12/31/11

Large Project Grants Impact Navigant 

Consulting, Inc.

$150,000 ARRA-SEP 4/18/11 3/31/12

Business Incentive 

Program

Impact & 

Process

Opinion Dynamics 

Corporation

$200,000 Conservation 

Program Fund 

(SBC)

6/15/11 11/30/11

Data collection and analysis methods utilized in these evaluations include, but are not limited to:

• Review of program databases, project documentation and program materials;
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• In-depth interviews with program staff and stakeholders;

• Surveys of program participants, non-participants and trade allies; and,

• Site visits, including on-site installation verification, monitoring and metering.

FY11 Results: During FY11, Efficiency Maine conducted competitive solicitations and selected 

independent third-party evaluators for four evaluation projects. Each of these evaluations will be 

completed during FY12. 

FY12 Plans: The Evaluation Program strategy and activities planned for FY12 are the same as in FY11. 

The budget for the program in FY12 appears in Appendix C. 

CODES AND STANDARDS

Commercial Building Energy Consumption Baseline Study

An often over-looked activity in code compliance is establishing a baseline of the energy performance in 

buildings that were constructed without a state adopted energy code. It is important for Maine to 

measure the current energy performance of recently constructed (five years and newer) structures to 

compare the effectiveness of the newly adopted energy code, the training efforts surrounding the 

adopted energy code, and finally the effectiveness of the code compliance efforts.

The Commercial Building Energy Consumption Baseline Study of small and medium sized commercial 

buildings was commissioned by the Efficiency Maine Trust on behalf of the Maine State Planning Office 

and conducted by Energy & Resource Solutions (ERS) during May and June of 2011. The study provides 

information regarding baseline construction practices for commercial buildings started between 2006 

and 2010 throughout the State of Maine. The study was funded through a targeted U.S. Department of 

Energy grant received by the State Planning Office.

To implement the study, Efficiency Maine, in consultation with building industry stakeholders, 

developed a building benchmarking initiative that would assess the energy performance of commercial 

and residential buildings. The study results determined the energy use intensities (EUIs) of the buildings 

and compared them to the most recent Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption data. In addition, 
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the study identified building practices that are inconsistent with Maine’s Building and Energy Code and 

recommended training topics to address the deficiencies.

FY12 Plans: The Codes and Standards strategy and activities planned for FY12 will focus on how the 

Trust can assist municipalities, code enforcement officials and contractors to comply with applicable 

building energy codes and will continue to monitor voluntary and mandatory standards or certification 

programs as they are developed and implemented both within and outside of Maine. 
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Finance and Administration

Financial Report

On October 12, 2011, the Trust’s certified public accountant issued its audit of financial statements as of 

the year ended June 30, 2011. A copy of the Financial Report is attached in Appendix G to this report. 

The report was unanimously accepted by the Board of Trustees.

The financial audit was conducted to gain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of 

material misstatements. The audit examined, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and 

disclosures in the financial statements, and assessed the accounting principles used and significant 

estimates made by management, as well as evaluated the overall financial statement presentation.

Using the Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards of the Governmental Accounting 

Standards Board (GASB), the audit found that,

[T]he financial statements ... present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial 

position of the governmental activities and major fund of Efficiency Maine Trust, as of June 30, 

2011, and the respective changes in financial position for the year then ended in conformity 

with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.8

 

As illustrated in detail in the Financial Report in Appendix G,

9

 8 Macdonald Page, Efficiency Maine Trust – Financial Report, June 30, 2011, October 12, 2011, p. 4.

highlights of the Trust’s FY11 funding is 

provided in Table 24, below.

9 Id, p. 10 and pp. 25-27
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Table 24 – FY11 Funding

Fund Source Funding Amount ($)

System Benefit Charges10

• Electric

• Solar-Wind Rebate

• Natural Gas

13,730,391

• 12,896,891

• 411,173

• 422,327

Renewable Resources Fund 435,631

Federal Funds

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

• ARRA State Energy Program (SEP)

• Appliance Rebate Fund (Replacement Heating Equip)

• Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant (EECBG)

• BetterBuildings (PACE Revolving Loan Fund)

Annual State Energy Program

Other

41,117,343

• 13,617,628

• 843,318

• 4,888,686

• 21,485,08311

• 218,292

• 64,336

State Grants 203,710

Forward Capacity Market 2,234,609

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) 6,336,339

Interest on Accounts and Loans and Other Revenue 87,692

Sub-total FY2011 Funding 64,145,715

Other Financing Sources 13,938

Balance from Maine PUC FY10 Carried Forward 24,277,153

Beginning Fund Balance from Trust FY10 Carried Forward 128,776

Total Funding 88,565,582

The Trust spends its funds to implement energy efficiency and alternative energy programs. The Trust’s 

major program areas during FY11 were residential programs, business programs, and enabling 

strategies. These program areas, and the individual initiatives within each one, are described in detail in 

the Program section of this Annual Report. 

A summary of the Trust’s payments made in FY11 appears in Table 25, below.12

 10 See Appendix I, SBC Payments by Utility.

 It is important to note 

that during this year of transitioning program administration from the Maine PUC to the Trust, the Trust 

elected to use a cash basis for accounting of expenditures. (During FY12 the Trust is moving to an 

accrual basis to more easily reflect encumbrances in the account statements.) As a result, a significant 

portion of funds committed to medium and large energy projects or contracts that were to be paid out 

in installments were carried forward into FY12 in cases where the projects are not complete and/or did 

not invoice their final installments before the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, the Trust received just 

over $20 million in funds in FY11 to capitalize the residential PACE Loan Fund. This loan fund is designed 

to be spent over a period of three years as customers elect to borrow the money for weatherization. 

11 The Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance on p. 10 of Appendix G indicates that a total of 

$39,497,118 was received in this fund. This amount reflects $18 million that hit the account twice as a result of routing 60% 

($18 million) of the total through municipalities to comply with requirements of the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation 

Block Grant Program. The net amount of revenue for the Trust was $21,497,118. 12 See for more detail, Macdonald Page, Efficiency Maine Trust – Financial Report, June 30, 2011, October 12, 2011, p. 10 

and pp. 25-27.
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Because the loan fund was not launched until just three months before the end of the fiscal year, less 

than $250,000 in loans were paid out during this reporting period even though the full $20 million 

appeared on the ledger for FY11. Finally, two programs that were expected to launch in FY11 were held 

back and are being launched in FY12 instead. This combination of factors explains the difference 

between total payments made and total funds held by the Trust in FY11. 

Table 25 – FY11 Payments Made

Expenditure Amount ($)

Administrative 2,283,217

Residential Programs

• Low Income

• Non-Low Income

15,345,702

• 292,073

• 15,053,62913

Business Programs

• Medium and Large Businesses

• Small Businesses

• Prescriptive Incentives (All Businesses)

23,719,598

• 8,959,827

• 6,436,426

• 8,323,345

Enabling Strategies

• Financing and Training

• Codes and Standards

• Education and Awareness

• Evaluation

2,633,100

• 289,537

• 122,226

• 2,060,509

• 160,828

Capital Outlay 109,877

Inter-agency Grants 515,670

Total Payments 44,607,167

Single Audit Report

The Trust also received the Single Audit Report from its independent auditor for the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 2011. This report complements the Financial Report by providing a review and report on 

internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and other matters in accordance with 

Government Accounting Standards. The auditor issued an “Unqualified Report” and identified no 

“Questioned Costs.” The report is attached to this document as Appendix H. 

The auditor reviewed the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting and found no “deficiencies that 

we consider to be material weaknesses... [or] instances of noncompliance or other matters that are 

required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.”14

 13 The Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance on p. 10 of Appendix G indicates that a total of 

$33,053,629 was paid out of this fund during FY11. This amount reflects $18 million that was routed through municipalities to 

comply with requirements of the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program but remains available for 

future expenditure for the Trust’s residential revolving loan fund using the BetterBuildings grant. The net amount of payments 

for the Trust for non-low-income residential programs was $15,053,629.
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As described in the audit report, the auditor also reviewed the Trust’s compliance with the types of 

requirements described in OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and 

material effect on each of the Trust’s major federal programs. The audit comprised examining, on a test 

basis, evidence about the Trust’s compliance with applicable laws, regulations, contracts and grants. 

Regarding compliance, the Single Audit Report finds,

In our opinion, Efficiency Maine Trust complied, in all material respects, with the 

compliance requirements [of applicable laws, regulations, contracts and grants] 

that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal 

programs for the year ended June 30, 2011.15

Regarding the Trust’s internal control over compliance the auditor identified a significant deficiency in 

connection with the Trust’s oversight of a sub-grantee, the Maine Green Energy Alliance (MGEA), but 

concluded that it was not a material weakness and that there were no other material weaknesses 

identified.16

During the first few months of the fiscal year, the Trust’s subrecipient 

monitoring policies were ineffective in determining whether subrecipients had 

financial and compliance policies and procedures in place to comply with 

requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States Local 

Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations and OMB Circular A-133, 

Compliance Supplement. 

 Citing the fact that the Trust was in the midst of setting up its own organization, the report 

noted that,

17

The audit further reports that the Trust took prompt steps to address the concern. “During the year, 

the Trust ... made changes to the policies to address areas of risk” and that the Board adopted an 

 14 Macdonald Page, Efficiency Maine Trust – Single Audit Report, June 30, 2011, October 12, 2011, p.1. 15 Macdonald Page, Efficiency Maine Trust – Single Audit Report, June 30, 2011, P. 3. 16 Id., p. 4. The audit report offers the following definitions: A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists 

when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the 

normal course of performing the assigned functions, to pervert, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type 

of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness is defined as a deficiency 

such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a requirement of a federal program 

will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over 

compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of 

compliance requirement of a federal program that is less severe than a material weakness ... yet important enough 

to merit attention by those charged with governance. 

17 Id., p. 8.
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updated ARRA Compliance and Monitoring Plan, including a compliance checklist, during its September 

12, 2011 meeting.18

The Single Audit Report also contains as an attachment a Corrective Action Plan submitted by the Trust 

to the US Department of Energy to demonstrate how the Trust was addressing both the specific 

oversight of the MGEA grant as well as the ongoing efforts to improve oversight of the compliance of 

other federal sub-grantees. Specifically, the Corrective Action Plan indicates that:

• the Trust staff met with and assisted MGEA’s executive director and treasurer to develop and 

implement its own Corrective Action Plan;

• MGEA’s auditor reviewed the results of the MGEA Corrective Action Plan and a favorable report 

(finding that approximately $270,000 in previously Questioned Costs had been satisfactorily 

resolved) was made to the Trust’s Board and accepted by the Board;19

• the Trust staff redrafted sections of its ARRA Compliance and Monitoring Plan concerning the 

selection, risk evaluation and monitoring of subrecipients, which was reviewed by the Board’s 

Finance Committee and adopted by the full Board;

• the Trust staff have been implementing this improved Compliance and Monitoring Plan by 

sending a detailed checklist request for information to subrecipients of federal grants;

• the Trust staff are also now implementing enhanced steps through the grant kick-off meetings 

and provision of copies of federal regulations to assist subrecipients in proper compliance.20

Finally, the audit also reviewed the Trust’s schedule of federal awards and reported, “In our opinion, the 

schedule of expenditures of federal awards is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 

financial statements as a whole.”21

 18 Id.

19 Id. ̧p. 8. The Trust’s Single Audit Report favorably reports the Trust’s prompt oversight of problems identified with the MGEA 

sub-grant and positive resolution of the concerns that had been raised: 

The Trust’s management team took immediate steps to follow-up on a corrective action plan for 

the subrecipient. After completion of the corrective action plan by the subrecipient, the Trust 

engaged the subrecipient’s audit firm ... to determine whether the corrective action plan had 

been implemented [and] whether certain questioned costs had been resolved. The agreed upon 

procedures report was issued in September 2011 showing satisfactory completion of the 

corrective plan and resolution of the questioned costs. 20 Trust Corrective Action Plan, Letter to US DOE, October 27, 2011 with enclosure. 21 Macdonald Page, Efficiency Maine Trust – Single Audit Report, June 30, 2011, p. 4.
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OTHER INITIATIVES

ISO-NE FORWARD CAPACITY MARKET

Purpose: Efficiency Maine Trust has been participating in ISO-New England’s Forward Capacity Market 

since its inception in 2006. The forward capacity market is a market-driven approach toward ensuring 

there is enough generation on the electrical grid to meet the peak demands each summer and winter. 

Efficiency Maine and other providers of demand resources offset the need for generation during these 

peak periods, and can participate in this market. One megawatt of saved energy is given the same value 

as one megawatt produced by a generator. 

At the most basic level there are four steps to the forward capacity market. The ISO-NE forecasts the 

peak demand that will need to be met three years ahead of time, hence a forward market. They then 

ask for a show of interest from owners of new or existing generation units, energy efficiency programs, 

or distributed generation projects who are interested in providing capacity during this future year. ISONE then puts those potential market participants through a qualification process to ensure each is a 

viable source of providing or reducing energy during peak load hours. Finally ISO-NE runs a descending 

clock auction for all qualified participants. Those who own the most cost-effective resources are given a 

capacity obligation, and are guaranteed revenue for the capacity they provide. 

As a market participant the Trust assumes three areas of responsibility: (1) to report on our progress 

meeting existing capacity obligations from prior auctions; (2) to show the ISO-NE that Efficiency Maine’s 

program results meet the ISO-NE measurement and verification protocols and (3) to assess the risks and 

rewards of future auctions, and participate accordingly. 

Each month Efficiency Maine reports to ISO-NE on the increasing amount of capacity our programs have 

delivered to date. All measures we have helped customers install are recorded in our custom database. 

The database takes into account how often those pieces of equipment are in operation, and adds up the 

total amount of aggregate capacity. To ensure the accuracy of this report the ISO-NE requires an annual 

independent certification to review the processes behind Efficiency Maine’s monthly reports. All aspects 

of Efficiency Maine’s tracking, verification, and reporting activities are reviewed and certified for their 

accuracy and compliance with the rigorous requirements of ISO New England's measurement and 

verification manual. 

To date, Efficiency Maine has accumulated more than 50 megawatts (MW) of summer demand savings, 

and this number grows each month. During fiscal year 2011, Efficiency Maine participated in two 
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forward auctions. In August 2010, Efficiency Maine took on an obligation to supply 39.58 MW in June of 

2013 during the fourth Forward Capacity Auction (FCA 4) at a price of $2.951 per kilowatt per month. 

The Trust anticipates $1.4 million in revenues from this auction between June of 2013 and May of 2014. 

In June 2011, Efficiency Maine took on an obligation to supply 21.306 MW in June of 2014 during FCA 5 

at a price of $ $3.209 per kw/month, and anticipates $820,541 in revenues from this auction between 

June of 2013 and May of 2014.

The chart below shows a summary of the amount of demand savings that Efficiency Maine has 

delivered, is obligated to deliver via the FCM auctions, and the amount of revenue expected from this 

market. Revenues are estimates based on past performance of Efficiency Maine programs and the price 

of its Capacity Supply Obligation (CSO). Actual revenue will vary based on fees and incentives should 

Efficiency Maine’s programs exceed the CSO.
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HEATING FUELS STUDY

On December 15, 2010, the Trust issued its report, the Final Report: Heating Fuels Efficiency & 

Weatherization Fund, to the Legislature pursuant to the directive of Public Law 2009, Chapter 372, 

Section C-2(14). 

The Trust initiated a stakeholder outreach and engagement process that consisted of two formal 

stakeholder workshops, meetings with numerous associations and energy companies, and two rounds 

of written comments. Overall, more than 100 stakeholders representing over 40 organizations including 

oil dealers, utilities, energy contractors and auditors, small businesses, environmentalists, 

entrepreneurs, low-income advocates, elected officials, and manufacturers participated in the Trust’s 

process. 

Recognizing Maine’s recent history of concern with rising heating oil prices, the report describes how 

the Trust’s programs could evolve, hypothetically, if funding resources were sustained. The report 

described the Trust’s proposed program design to reach more than 25,000 homes and businesses 

annually, introducing a suite of low-cost, basic improvement options that are accessible for all Maine 

consumers. On a parallel track, the report contemplated maintaining a program to achieve deep savings 

of 25% or more, using energy audits, developing a priority list of improvements, and providing modest 

rebates towards the cost of energy upgrades. Finally, the report reviewed the funding options available 

and briefly discussed the advantages and disadvantages of each. 

The report concluded that if the Legislature should decide to maintain funding for the Heating Fuels 

Efficiency and Weatherization Fund, the establishment of a fee on heating fuels would offer a more 

reliable and sustainable mechanism than the other options reviewed by the Trust.

The report noted widespread agreement among stakeholders on the desire to help Maine consumers 

lower their heating bills and on the value of improving the efficiency of building envelopes to reach this 

objective. However, there is not a consensus about how or when to establish a funding stream that 

could sustain weatherization programs. The report relayed the Trust’s interest in working with the 

Legislature, the Governor’s Office and the many stakeholders who offered their time and insights to the 

report process to craft an approach that could provide sustained, reliable funding for these programs 

while ensuring that the benefits to Maine residents and businesses significantly outweigh the costs.
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX A

FY 2011 EFFICIENCY MAINE PROGRAM IMPACTS

SBC AND RGGI FUNDED PROGRAMS

ARRA FUNDED PROGRAMS

Program 

Annual kWh 

Savings

Lifetime kWh 

Savings

Efficiency Maine 

Costs

Participant Cost

Lifetime 

Energy Benefit

Cost/kWh 

(lifetime)

Benefit To 

Cost Ratio

Business Program 44,628,013 586,638,242 $ 11,045,371 $ 10,145,729 $ 47,315,549 $ 0.036 2.23

Competitive Bid Projects 33,780,049 423,281,776 $ 4,717,139 $ 8,461,453 $ 28,533,872 $ 0.031 2.17

High Performance School 467,506 6,077,578 $ 853,448 $ 189,088 $ 535,054 $ 0.172 0.51

Residential Lighting 90,351,205 614,388,191 $ 4,039,443 $ 6,534,669 $ 46,745,171 $ 0.017 4.42

Residential Appliances 3,431,661 39,036,190 $ 1,533,022 $ 1,415,947 $ 4,391,481 $ 0.076 1.49

Low Income 877,345 5,972,672 $ 325,515 $ - $ 465,922 $ 0.055 1.43

Education & Awareness - - $ 303,375 $ - $ - -

Total 1,675,394,649 $ 22,817,311 $ 26,746,885 $127,987,049 $ 0.030 2.58

Lifetime Energy 

Savings (MMBTU)

Efficiency Maine 

Costs Participant Cost

Lifetime Energy 

Benefit

Benefit-ToCost Ratio

Price for 

Lifetime 

MMBTU

Commercial Projects 251,069 $ 1,462,555 $ 2,819,397 $ 9,363,039 2.19 $ 17.05

Competitive Bid Program (GHG 

Reductions) - $ 3,434,218 $ 15,894,752 $ 197,588,241 10.22

Commercial New Construction (ME 

Advanced Bldg) 9,481 $ 224,022 $ 91,388 $ 231,934 0.74 $ 33.27

Retro-Commissioning 119,541 $ 343,411 $ 416,682 $ 2,303,433 3.03 $ 6.36

Small Business Energy Audits - $ 205,288 $ - $ - -

EECBG Municipal Grants - $ 3,373,243 $ 374,805 $ - -

Home Energy Savings Program 4,820,173 $ 8,588,496 $ 20,368,825 $ 101,335,965 3.50 $ 6.01

Replacement Heating Equipment 179,825 $ 1,207,895 $ 456,127 $ 2,235,866 1.34 $ 9.25

Solar/Wind Rebate 80,595 $ 571,528 $ 4,765,571 $ 1,583,307 0.30 $ 66.22

Renewable Resource Fund 

Supplement - $ 469,027 $ 137,390 $ - -

Building Operator Certification (BOC) 

Trainings 346,382 $ 83,362 $ 1,559,556 $ 6,847,967 4.17 $ 4.74

Total $ 5,807,066 $ 19,963,044 $ 46,884,493 $ 321,489,752 4.81 $ 11.51
APPENDIX B

EFFICIENCY MAINE PROGRAM EXPENDITURES

 Program Incentive Technical 

Support 

 Marketing Administrative Total 

 Business Program $ 6,064,412 $ 3,894,139 $ 390,233 $ 696,586 $ 11,045,371

 Competitive Bid Projects $ 4,403,402 $ - $ - $ 293,839 $ 4,697,241

 High Performance School $ 645,124 $ 153,437 $ - $ 54,887 $ 853,448

 Residential Lighting $ 2,737,593 $ 1,012,534 $ 34,432 $ 254,883 $ 4,039,443

 Residential Appliances $ 1,186,600 $ 199,178 $ 34,432 $ 112,812 $ 1,533,022

 Low Income $ 301,081 $ - $ - $ 24,434 $ 325,515

 Education & Awareness $ - $ - $ 284,068 $ 19,307 $ 303,375

 SBC & RGGI Sub Total $ 15,338,213 $ 5,259,288 $ 743,165 $ 1,456,747 $ 22,797,414

 Commercial Projects $ 1,387,060 $ - $ 35,941 $ 39,553 $ 1,462,555

 Competitive Bid Program (GHG 

Reductions) $ 3,270,118 $ 34,908 $ 35,941 $ 93,251 $ 3,434,218

 Commercial New Construction 

(ME Advanced Building) $ 85,618 $ 129,819 $ 8,585 $ 224,022

 Retro-Commissioning $ 190,108 $ 144,133 $ 9,170 $ 343,411

 Small Business Energy Audits $ - $ 199,596 $ 5,692 $ 205,288

 EECBG Municipal Grants $ 3,279,718 $ - $ 93,524 $ 3,373,243

 Home Energy Savings Program $ 6,024,706 $ 1,984,572 $ 357,371 $ 221,848 $ 8,588,497

 Replacement Heating 

Equipment $ 1,066,936 $ 72,125 $ 36,353 $ 32,481 $ 1,207,896

 Solar/Wind Rebate $ 531,246 $ 24,436 $ 15,846 $ 571,528

 Renewable Resource Fund 

Supplement $ 456,023 $ - $ 13,004 $ 469,027

 Building Operator Certification 

(BOC) Trainings $ - $ 81,051 $ 2,311 $ 83,362

 ARRA Sub-Total $ 16,291,534 $ 2,670,640 $ 465,606 $ 535,265 $ 19,963,045

 Total $ 31,629,747 $ 7,929,928 $ 1,208,771 $ 1,992,012 $ 42,760,459
APPENDIX C

Efficiency Maine Trust

FY 2012 Budget Approved by the Board of Trustees September 7, 2011

September 7, 2011 

Board Approved FY 

2012 Budget Totals

 Administration, Personnel and General Costs 2,982,501

Residential Programs

 5,410,140

Non-Low Income Residential Programs

 Weatherization & Efficiency 2,881,701

 Lighting Appliances & Electronic 4,581,696

 Appliance Rebate 1,047,901

 Heating Appliance Rebate Program 419,682

 Renewable Resource Program 83,200

 Refrigerator Recycling 2,000,000

 Solar/Wind Rebate Program 1,073,330

 Wind Anemometer Program 77,154

 PACE - Home Energy Loan Fund 20,114,715

 Residential Lighting & App - MPRP 225,000

 Residential Direct Install 900,349

 38,814,868

Business Programs

 Medium and Large Businesses

 Business Incentive Prgm - Med & Lge 1,977,542

 Large Project Impact Fund 12,527,428

 Maine Advanced Building Program 1,066,668

 Retro Commissioning 354,930

 Maine High Perform Schools (MHPS) 568,000

 Renewable Resource Fund Spplmnt 350,958

 Maine Green Schools - DEP MOU 22,338

 Large Impact - MPRP Projects 1,050,000

 State House Energy Audit 200,000

Subtotal Med & Large Businesses 18,117,864

Small Businesses

 Business Incentive Prgm - Small 1,670,420

 Commercial Audits 462,810

 Direct Install 2,057,392

 Grants to Municipalities 3,067,839

 Multifamily Retrofits 750,000

Subtotal Small Business 8,008,461

 Prescriptive

 Business Incentive Prgm - Prescptv 5,454,350

 Commercial Grants 822,011

 Bus Incent Prgm - Prescptv - MPRP 225,000

Subtotal Prescriptive 6,501,361

Subtotal Business Programs 32,627,686

Low-Income Residential Programs

Subtotal All Residential Programs
APPENDIX C

Efficiency Maine Trust

FY 2012 Budget Approved by the Board of Trustees September 7, 2011

September 7, 2011 

Board Approved FY 

2012 Budget Totals

Enabling Strategies

 Financing, Training, etc.

 Commercial Loans 548,240

 On-Bill Pilot Program 284,964

 BOC Trainings 465,420

 PACE Service Center 797,877

 PACE Customer Service Provider 1,145,954

 MSHA Carbon Quantification 270,152

 MSHA - Data Repository 600,000

 Call Center Services 324,620

 EffRT Data Base Upgrade 509,300

 FCM Contractor Services 371,159

 Other Contractor Services 228,529

 Other Training Services 5,550

Subtotal Financing & Training, etc. 5,551,765

 Codes and Standards

 Baseline Study Building Code - SPO 107,774

Subtotal Codes and Standards 107,774

 Education & Awareness

 Workforce Develop - Comm Coll. 1,105,916

 UMS 2Yr Outreach & Educ Program 14,671

 MMSA (Power Sleuth, ME Math/Sci) 53,970

 Marketing 1,004,275

 PACE Admin & Marketing - state 397,729

 MEEP 934

 Energy Education 437,550

 Contingencies 50,000

Subtotal Education & Awareness 3,065,045

 Innovation

 Innovation Programs 1,072,572

 Evaluation

 Independent M&V Program Review 570,000

 PACE EM&V 275,000

 CCI (MHPS Technical Advisor) 43,075

 Weatherization & M&V 150,000

 Industrial & Commercial M&V 300,000

 NEEP - DOE Project 20,514

 NEEP - EM&V Projects 125,000

Subtotal Evaluation 1,483,589

Subtotal Enabling Strategies 11,280,745
APPENDIX C

Efficiency Maine Trust

FY 2012 Budget Approved by the Board of Trustees September 7, 2011

September 7, 2011 

Board Approved FY 

2012 Budget Totals

Proof Estimated Direct Program Costs 82,723,299

Payments to State Agencies

MPUC - Oversight & Evaluation Fund max 1% of revs, sec 

10120, 3. 245,849

DECD 35% of RRF 197,971

DEP (allow 3% revs + $100,000 research) 235,000

 678,820

Subtotal Current Expenditures 86,384,620

Interfund Transfers

Admin Fund, 10103 ss 5 1,327,197

Conservation Admin Fund, 10110 294,976

Federal Multifamily Fund 750,000

Subtotal Interfund Transfers 2,372,173

Estimated Total Expenditures 88,756,793

Subtotal Transfers to State Agencies
Appendix D

FY11 Competitive Bid Projects

Applicant Town Project Grant Project Cost

Huhtamaki Waterville Retrofit motors and pumps $400,000 $1,250,000

Irving Forest Products Dixfield Install a back pressure steam turbine $706,543 $1,413,085

Madison Paper Industries Madison New grinding stones $725,000 $1,450,743

Moose River Lumber Moose River Install a back pressure steam turbine $450,000 $1,300,000

SAPPI Skowhegan Multiple Variable Frequency Drives $300,888 $601,000

State of Maine Bureau of General Services Augusta Install a back pressure steam turbine as part 

of the new pellet system on the East Campus

$750,000 $4,095,000

The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor Install a back pressure steam turbine $369,011 $738,022

Twin Rivers Paper Madawaska Multiple Variable Frequency Drives $301,960 $603,920

University of Maine - Orono Orono Retrofit multiple measures in Alfond Arena $300,000 $1,413,085

Applicant Town Project Grant Project Cost

Colby Waterville Replace oil boilers with biomass gasifiers $750,000 $11,000,000

GAC Chemical Searsport Multiple measures including lighting, boiler 

upgrades, & steam pipe insulation

$314,200 $628,400

General Dynamics Saco Convert oil boilers to natural gas $100,000 $200,000

Mt Abram Greenwood Snowmaking Retrofit $128,940 $257,880

Stonyvale Farms Exeter Install 1 MW Biogas Anaerobic Digester $650,000 $2,990,375

Twin Rivers Madawaska Heat Recovery $372,818 $745,635

University of Maine - Orono Orono Install a new natural gas boiler $700,000 $2,760,855

University of New England Biddeford Install a new energy control system $154,160 $308,320

University of Southern Maine Portland Convert oil boilers to natural gas $100,000 $273,405

Electric (kWh) Savings Projects

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Projects
Appendix E: Commerical Project Grants 

Grantee Town Project Award Matching 

Funds

Total Project 

Costs

Air & Quality Inc. Freeport Install photovoltaic system w/smart monitoring 

package

$9,941 $18,467 $28,408

Alfond Youth Center Waterville Install biomass boiler system $50,000 $416,483 $467,483

Alfond Youth Center Waterville Install lighting $17,262 $17,263 $34,525

Anchorage By the Sea Ogunquit Integrate & install solar thermal system $49,877 $78,013 $127,890

Basics Fitness Center South Portland Install a closed loop antifreeze solar water heating 

system w/flat plate solar hot water collectors & two 

105 gallon storage tanks & solar pump station

$11,235 $11,235 $22,470

Bath Area Family YMCA Bath Install pool cover, upgrade lighting, install 

automated lighting control & timing systems

$34,162 $40,312 $74,474

Becky's Diner Portland Install a flat plate domestic hot water system $12,224 $12,225 $24,449

Billy's Chowder House Wells Purchase & install 12 kW Vegawatt cogeneration 

system

$45,690 $45,690 $92,380

Black Dinah Chocolatiers Isle au Haut 3.2 kilowatt grid-tied photovoltaic system $6,425 $11,936 $18,361

Black Dinah Chocolatiers Isle au Haut Closed loop antifreeze solar hot water system $9,860 $9,861 $19,721

Bob's Overhead Doors Lewiston Replace uninsulated garage doors $26,950 $27,450 $54,400

Boothbay Region YMCA Boothbay Harbor Install propane heating system $50,000 $171,765 $221,765

Bowdoin College Brunswick Double size of solar thermal domestic hot water 

installation

$50,000 $67,550 $117,550

Breakwater School Portland Replace boiler, install zone control system $50,000 $100,935 $150,935

Brixham Montessori Friends School York Air sealing & insulation, upgrade domestic hot 

water system

$4,863 $4,863 $9,726

Center City Plaza Associates Portland Replace all lights $20,597 $20,597 $41,194

City of Portland Portland Energy efficiency upgrades for Central Maintenance 

Building

$48,973 $102,880 $151,853

Coffee by Design, Inc. Portland Install grid-tied photovoltaic system $17,361 $32,244 $49,605

Five Town CSD Camden Install wind turbine at Camden Hills Regional High 

School

$50,000 $460,000 $510,000

Fogarty's Restaurant & Bakery South Berwick Purchase & install 5 kW Vegawatt cogeneration 

system

$24,433 $24,433 $48,866

Greater Portland Landmarks Portland Upgrade HVAC systems at Safford House $50,000 $122,050 $172,050

Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine Brunswick Insulate building $37,975 $40,017 $77,992

HillHouse Assisted Living Brunswick Modify & upgrade heating system, insulate attic & 

foundation, modify walls, windows & doors

$50,000 $67,145 $117,146

Katie Made Bakery Portland Install a closed loop antifreeze solar water heating 

system

$5,976 $5,977 $11,953

Leisure Gardens/Leisure Village Brunswick Install solar thermal domestic hot water system $50,000 $66,000 $116,000

Lepage & Eaton Countertops Waterville Add soy based "green" spray foam insulation $4,820 $6,000 $10,820

Lewis & Malm Architecture Bucksport Install low temperature heat pump HVAC system $11,355 $11,355 $22,710

Maine Children's Home for Little 

Wanderers

Waterville Building Automations/Controls $17,625 $17,625 $35,250

Mechanical Services Presque Isle Install supplemental solar domestic hot water 

heater & space heating system

$16,360 $26,520 $42,880

Northeast Radiant Tech., LLC Gardiner Install a grid-tied photovoltaic system $12,991 $24,164 $37,155

Penobscot Bay YMCA Rockport Upgrade building heating and automated control 

systems

$20,650 $20,650 $41,300

R. H. Foster Energy Hampden Upgrade HVAC, lighting & cooking equipment $50,000 $78,300 $128,300

Red River Camps, LLC Portage Install off-grid solar power battery system & replace 

appliances

$14,416 $14,416 $28,832

Sanford-Springvale YMCA Sanford Install propane heating system $50,000 $62,250 $115,250

Sea & Reef Aquaculture LLC Franklin Upgrade & reconfigure energy system $50,000 $103,082 $153,082

South Berwick Water District South Berwick Install turbine pumps $41,000 $115,000 $156,000

St. Joseph's College of Maine Standish Improve HVAC system $22,325 $27,817 $50,142

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Appendix E: Commerical Project Grants 

Grantee Town Project Award Matching 

Funds

Total Project 

Costs

The Birchwood Motel Camden Install solar thermal system $25,313 $37,962 $63,282

The Highlands Retirement Community Topsham Install solar hot water system $50,000 $53,250 $103,250

The Iris Network Portland Renovating upper floors, install windows $50,000 $76,157 $126,157

Town of Scarborough Scarborough Replace old boiler w/propane gas boiler, install 

underground propane storage tanks

$42,750 $42,750 $85,500

Town of Veazie Veazie Install updated windows and lighting in Comm. 

Center

$8,583 $9,000 $17,583

University of New England Biddeford Install parking lot LED fixture replacements $34,347 $34,347 $68,695

University of New England Biddeford Solar thermal project $50,000 $52,640 $102,640

Woodard & Curran Freeport Install spray foam insulation in roof & rigid 

insulation in exterior walls

$30,721 $30,721 $61,442

TOTALS $1,387,060 $2,819,397 $4,211,466

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Appendix F - EECBG Municipal Energy Grants

Grant Recipient Grant 

Amount

Project

Addison $76,847 Install wind turbine, solar hot water, and LED lighting, energy audit town building

Alfred $41,055 Repair 23 "1860" original windows;

Add insulation in crawlspace, exterior walls, insulate and seal the attic scuttle, and replace the fire escape door 

on the second floor with an insulated steel door. Replace 40 T12 lamps with 40 T8 lamps

Allagash $14,980 Install occupancy sensors, replace 45-T12s with T8s, weatherstrip entry door, install controls, install 2 electric 

water heaters, and replace 4 commercial ceiling fans.

Anson $34,776 Weatherize and air seal all town buildings;

Insulate walls, attics and basements of all town buildings and, install four (4) propane heating units to replace 

oil furnace in the public works garage.

Baileyville $41,055 Install 3 new boilers, change out T12s to T8s, replace window and weatherize existing windows and doors.

Bar Harbor $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Bath (Regional) $500,000 Regional audit/energy retrofit program. Complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings Program.

Belfast $36,225 Insulate and air seal city hall.

Belfast $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Belgrade $29,600 Air seal and insulate four municipal buildings, install one oil furnace and one oil boiler 

Berwick $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Bethel $20,550 Install Waste Treatment Plant VFD motor for agitator 

Blue Hill $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Blue Hill $36,225 Conduct audit, retrofits and feasibility study

Bowdoinham $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Bowdoinham $36,225 Insulate and air seal the attic, stairwell and foundation walls, and install waterproofing system.

Brewer $78,968 Replace HVAC in library, install windows where single pane or wall air conditioners; T5 lighting upgrade in 

auditorium

Brooklin $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Brooks $85,000 Community Weatherization Model - Complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings Program

Brooksville $40,512 Community Weatherization Model - Complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings Program

Bucksport $85,000 Hire technical consultant for wood pellet boiler, install wood pellet boiler at waste treatment plant

Calais $85,000 R-46 roof installation at Public Safety building

Cape Elizabeth $85,000 Lighting retrofits in school and community center buildings

Caribou $71,100 LED street and airport lighting

Casco (Regional) $247,576 Energy retrofits at RSU 61 High School including windows,door, and HVAC upgrade

Chebeague Island $52,362 Weatherize town buildings, install efficient water heating and HVAC heat exchanger

China $60,300 2 recycling balers, wood pellet furnace at transfer station, 4 solar air units, insulate town office, two wood 

pellet furnaces at town offoce

Columbia $20,630 Heating/weatherization retrofits at town transfer station

Columbia Falls $34,650 Installing 2 boilers and 1 hot water tank with smart controls.

Corinth $41,055 Remove dehumidifiers;

Insulate and air seal attic and box sills;

Install 5-ton geothermal FHA ducted system; and,

Install 1000 foot vertical, 6” bore holes with 1.25” grouted piping and connect to geothermal heat pump.

Cumberland $74,762 3 evacuated tube solar HW systems; 4 HVAC units

Damariscotta $82,000 Bike/pedistration pathway as part of US Route 1 rebuild project 

Dayton $73,656 66 panel solar PV system on town hall

Dixfield $24,150 Lighting upgrades, thermal neutralizers, controls, electric water heater, insulation and weatherstripping.

Eliot $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Falmouth $75,995 Energy retrofits at municipal bldgs/solar thermal installation

Farmingdale $11,205 Replace old boiler with a Peerless boiler.
Appendix F - EECBG Municipal Energy Grants

Grant Recipient Grant 

Amount

Project

Farmington $31,547 Solar Air install 

Fayette $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Fort Fairfield $58,290 Install LED street lights

Fort Kent $85,000 Install new windows and interior lighting

Freeport $80,847 Complex efficiency projects at multiple buidlings and locations, public education plan

Frenchville $45,000 Repair roof, insulate ceiling and walls, replace service doors, repair floor and upgrade lighting

Frenchville $9,020 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Gardiner $17,500 Install 40 induction light fixtures in park

Gorham $78,960 PV installation at Municipal Center building

Gray $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Gray $41,055 Develop a community energy plan. Conduct energy audits to identify retrofits and streetlights.

Greenville $79,305 4 solar thermal collectors

Hallowell $34,776 Reduce recycling transport costs, fuel usage and increase volume recycled materials collected and processed. 

LED Streetlights

Hampden $84,146 Install more efficient oil furnaces

Harrison $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Hiram $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Hiram $39,680 Seal and insulate town office and town library and retrofit town office boiler.

Houlton $41,055 Lighting and sensor upgrades to the Houlton Town Office, Police & Fire Department, Gentle Memorial Building, 

John A. Millar Civic Center and the Town Garage.

Hudson $41,055 Replace the existing heating system; upgrade the town office attic insulation, install high performance T-8 

lamps in the town office and hallways, replace the existing water heat with electric, instantaneous water 

heater; and, replace 6 existing single pane windows with double pane windows.

Kennebunk $81,000 Design and install traffic coordiantion equipment; install R-49 insulation in town hall roof

Kennebunkport $41,055 Install roof insulation; install new overhead door panels, mechanical components and add weather-stripping to 

the panels; replace the existing light fixtures with high bay light-emitting diode (LED) light fixtures; install a destratification fan; and, install a programmable thermostat.

Lisbon $85,000 Install building insulation, windows, and high-efficiency natural gas boiler

Machias $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Madawaska $41,055 Replace 85 post-top (street light) fixtures with LED lighting along the Town of Madawaska’s Main Street.

Madison $85,000 Install buding insulation, 38 LED street lamps, and solar lighted stop signs

Manchester $41,055 Install a 9.2 kW photovoltaic system on the town office building.

Mars Hill $24,150 Implement recommendation of audit on Mars Hill & Blaine Community Center

Mechanic Falls $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Mechanic Falls $36,225 Install solar panels on municipal buildings

Mercer $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Mercer $41,055 Install pellet furnace

Monmouth $4,000 Energy audit for Custom Hall

Montville $44,733 Install building insulation, 36 solar PV panel system

New Gloucester $9,886 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

New Gloucester $36,225 Insulate heating pipes, upgrade lighting, reduce infiltration and heat loss by air sealing and insulating 

foundation walls, joists, and attic, weatherseal doors and windows, retrofit the ventilation system, install fan 

convector and hot water zone, insulate and install Empire heater, install 5 Airius 25 thermal equalizers, and 

upgrade window AC unit.

North Yarmouth $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

North Yarmouth $5,000 Expand energy audits to include more buildings 

Norway $85,000 Solar Bee aerators at wastewater treatment plant lagoon

Oakland $46,817 Wind turbine/replace baler at town transfer station

Old Town $85,000 Install 76 LED light fixtures in park and downtown; develop energy conservation strategy

Orland $41,055 Upgrade town pump stations
Appendix F - EECBG Municipal Energy Grants

Grant Recipient Grant 

Amount

Project

Orono $41,055 Install a heat plant exchange; and, replace 388 T-12 fixtures to T-8s in six municipal buildings, including the Fire 

Department, Police Department, Town Office, Tredwell Building, Keith Anderson Community Building, and the 

Municipal Pool.

Palmyra $30,000 Insulate ceiling, walls and floor of town hall; install foam boards on the outside walls and foam panel in the 

window tops; build enclosure on outside door to create air lock on entry door; re-route and repair ducts and 

insulate; repair air intakes on furnace; and, remove windows, block openings and spray foam on the windows in 

the crawl space.

Paris $28,500 Lighting and building envelope improvements, upgrading domestic hot water and ventilation in Town Office 

and Town Garage 

Perry $85,000 Install efficient doors, appliances, and lights; install wood pellet boiler; energy audit of school

Phippsburg $10,000 Install baseboard heating from hot air

Pittsfield $84,425 Install insulation, high-efficieny oil boiler, solar HW system, public outreach

Plantation of Grand 

Lake Stream

$35,000 Install heating system & insulate Town Office and Community Building

Poland $17,575 Replace 297 T-12s with 297 super T-8s; and install occupancy sensors

Porter $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Presque Isle $85,000 Update methane gas feasibility study; purchase and install landfill vacumn valves and methane analyzer

Raymond $36,044 Install building insulation; project administration and technical assitance to implement project

Reed Plantation $29,250 Install building insulation, high efficiency oil boiler

Rockland $9,180 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Rockland $35,211 Conduct study at the landfill to determine if there is potential to harvest landfill gas.

Rockport $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Rockport $36,225 Install roof insulation, upper wall insulation, basement wall insulation and air sealing around doors and 

windows in the Rockport Opera House.

Rumford $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Saco $85,000 Install 79 LED light fixtures, 13 panel solar PV, HVAC, insulation

Saint Francis $30,758 Improvements to building envelope, thermal de-stratification fans, lighting improvements, outside air 

temperture reset control added to exiting boiler and 24-hour timer installated on hot water heater.

Saint Francis $5,540 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Searsmont $35,711 Install an 8.3 kW photovoltaic solar system on the municipal building.

Sedgwick $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Sedgwick $36,225 Upgrade lighting, insulation

Skowhegan $49,500 Install efficient indoor lighting

South Berwick $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

South Berwick 

(Regional)

$500,000 Regional weatherization program- RLF/audits/training - complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings 

Program

Stockton Springs $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Stoneham $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Stonington $48,730 Replace windows, retrofit lighting, install occupancy sensors, install LED exit lighting, and insulate parts of the 

building.

Strong $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Strong $36,225 Retrofit the Forster Memorial Building: One counter, two office and 13 basement windows, six digital 

programmable thermostats, on-demand propane water heater, lighting retrofit and occupancy sensor in foyer, 

wood pellet boiler and related heating system improvements (Maine Forest Service Wood Heat Grant), and 

attic insulation. Retrofit the Fire Station: lighting retrofit and building insulation. Retrofit Town Garage: lighting 

retrofit. Community Energy Opportunity Planning: Geneva Energy Steam feasibility and community wind 

feasibility.

Thomaston $77,273 52 panel solar PV installation

Thorndike $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Thorndike $36,225 Renovate orreplace heating system and energy efficiency upgrades.

Union $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan
Appendix F - EECBG Municipal Energy Grants

Union $36,225 Insulate ceiling and pipes, install digital thermostats, install 2 tankless water heaters, cap gable ends, weather 

seal windows and doors, update AC unit, replace steel doors and window, and replace boiler.

Unity $82,500 Community Weatherization Model -complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings Program

Vassalboro $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Vassalboro $36,225 Replace demand boiler in town garage with high efficiency cold start boiler; Iistall 20 gallon electric water 

heater with timer in town garage; convert exit signs to LEDs in town garage, Riverside and North Vassalboro fire 

stations, and town office; replace existing demand boiler at the Riverside fire station with cold-start boiler with 

smart controls and indirect fired hot water tank; install lighting fixtures and sensors at the Riverside and North 

Vassalboro fire stations, library, town garage, and town office; upgrade efficiency with smart controls in the 

existing boiler at North Vassalboro fire station; and, Install outdoor lighting controls.

Veazie $30,000 Retrofit project to replace windows and lighting 

Waldoboro $36,225 Conduct energy retrofits at town buldings based on audit results.

Waldoboro $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Warren $81,349 Install building insulation

Washington County $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Waterboro $28,980 Audit study on the town library, the South Fire Station, the original town hall and the current town hall facility; 

employees will attend an energy training and/or energy conference for information

regarding the development of the new energy chapter; and, develop the new energy chapter in the Town of 

Waterboro’s new master comprehensive plan.

Waterville (Regional) $170,000 Community Weatherization Model- complements Efficiency Maine's Home Energy Savings Program

Westbrook $85,000 HVAC installation

Windham $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan

Windham $36,225 Retrofit, energy audits, lighting, etc. Install gas conversion burner at North Windham Fire Station; change out 

380 T-12s to T-8s in all the town buildings; and, retrofit the town library’s building envelope and incorporate 

heating and hot water improvements, as outlined in the Windham Town Library Energy Assessment Report.

Winthrop $73,656 66 panel solar PV system 15.2 KwH

Yarmouth $55,344 Waste Treatment Plant aerator motors and controls

York $10,000 Develop & implement Community Energy Plan
Appendix G

Efficiency Maine Trust Financial Report, 

June 30, 2011

by

Macdonald Page

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Appendix H

Efficiency Maine Trust Single Audit Report, 

June 30, 2011

by

Macdonald Page

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Appendix I

Assessment Quarter: Apr-Jun 2010 July-Sep 2010 Oct-Dec 2010 Jan-Mar 2011

Billing Date: 30-Jul-10 31-Oct-10 31-Jan-11 30-Apr-11

Name Total - FY11 

Bangor Hydro-Electric Co $ 445,662.00 $ 514,480.00 $ 486,313.00 $ 497,097.00 $ 1,943,552.00

Central Maine Power Co $ 2,229,382.00 $ 2,772,828.00 $ 2,408,849.00 $ 2,633,059.00 $ 10,044,118.00

Eastern Maine Electric Coop $ 30,300.00 $ 33,886.00 $ 32,450.00 $ 35,045.00 $ 131,681.00

Fox Island Electric Coop $ 2,921.00 $ 4,006.00 $ 3,338.00 $ 3,262.00 $ 13,527.00

Houlton Water Co $ 21,992.00 $ 23,508.00 $ 23,310.00 $ 26,124.00 $ 94,934.00

Kennebunck Light & Power $ 33,649.10 $ 39,233.62 $ 34,139.32 $ 38,532.72 $ 145,554.76

Madison Electric Works $ 7,911.00 $ 9,916.00 $ 9,068.00 $ 10,888.00 $ 37,783.00

Maine Public Service Co $ 106,349.00 $ 118,838.00 $ 109,204.00 $ 129,032.00 $ 463,423.00

Swan's Island Electric $ 642.00 $ 966.00 $ 694.00 $ 698.00 $ 3,000.00

Van Buren Light & Power Co $ 4,621.37 $ 4,611.29 $ 4,779.74 $ 5,305.53 $ 19,317.93

Northern Utilities - Unitil $ -

$ -

Totals $ 2,883,429.47 $ 3,522,272.91 $ 3,112,145.06 $ 3,379,043.25 $ 12,896,890.69

State Budget Projections FY 2012 FY 2013

Bangor Hydro-Electric Co $ 2,049,344 $ 1,985,426

Central Maine Power Co 10,590,844 10,260,519

Eastern Maine Electric Coop 138,849 134,518

Fox Island Electric Coop 14,263 13,818

Houlton Water Co 100,101 96,979

Kennebunck Light & Power 153,478 148,691

Madison Electric Works 39,840 38,597

Maine Public Service Co 488,648 473,407

Swan's Island Electric 3,163 3,065

Van Buren Light & Power Co 20,369 19,734

Assessment Quarter: Apr-Jun 2010 July-Sep 2010 Oct-Dec 2010 REPEALED

Billing Date: 30-Jul-10 31-Oct-10 31-Jan-11 Dec 2010

Name Total - FY11 

Bangor Hydro-Electric Co $ 18,201.00 $ 21,358.00 $ 19,551.00 $ - $ 59,110.00

Central Maine Power Co $ 102,534.00 $ 121,565.00 $ 110,842.00 $ - $ 334,941.00

Maine Public Service Co $ 5,972.00 $ 6,305.00 $ 4,845.00 $ - $ 17,122.00

$ -

Totals $ 126,707.00 $ 149,228.00 $ 135,238.00 $ - $ 411,173.00

Assessment Quarter: Apr-Jun 2010 July-Sep 2010 Oct-Dec 2010 Jan-Mar 2011

Billing Date: 30-Jul-10 31-Oct-10 31-Jan-11 30-Apr-11

Name Total - FY11 

Northern Utilities - Unitil $ 53,269.97 $ 134,481.64 $ 234,575.77 $ 422,327.38

$ -

$ -

Totals $ - $ 53,269.97 $ 134,481.64 $ 234,575.77 $ 422,327.38

FY12 Projection $ 523,889.00

FY13 Projection $ 523,889.00

Natural Gas

PUC Assessments and Revenue Collections - FY 2011

System Benefit Charge (SBC)

Solar/ Wind Rebate Fund
Appendix I

PUC Assessments and Revenue Collections - FY 2011

Name 30-Jul-10 Total - FY11 

American Powernet $ 121.84 $ 121.84

Katahdin Services Company $ 194.94 $ 194.94

Constellation Energy $ 5,380.45 $ 5,380.45

Independence Power Market $ 313,555.24 $ 313,555.24

$ -

$ -

Totals $ 319,252.47 $ - $ - $ - $ 319,252.47

Alternative Compliance Mechanism (ACM )
Appendix J - 

Unitil Maine Gas

7/1/2010 to 11/18/2011

Unitil Maine Gas

Energy Efficiency Programs Budget Goal Q4 Total Total Balance *

7/01/10-6/30/11 7/01/11-11/18/11

Program Expenses ($)

Low Income MF Weatherization $98,325 $71,073 $2,156 $73,229 $25,096

Res Weatherization (Support) $25,958 $13,579 $1,139 $14,718 $11,240

Large C&I Custom $182,488 $24,187 $3,236 $27,423 $155,065

Small C&I Custom $118,325 $50,194 $2,157 $52,351 $65,974

C&I GasNetworks $147,487 $97,642 $105,836 $203,478 ($55,991)

SC&I Multifamily Weatherization $103,325 $92,800 $2,157 $94,957 $8,368

Total $675,908 $349,474 $116,681 $466,155 $209,753

Program Participation (# of projects or rebates)

Low Income MF Weatherization 1 1 0 1

Res Weatherization (Support) 0 0 0 0

Large C&I Custom 4 0 0 0

Small C&I Custom 10 0 0 0

C&I GasNetworks 35 32 21 53

SC&I Multifamily Weatherization 1 2 0 2

Total 51 56 21 56

Program Savings (Lifetime mmbtu)

Low Income MF Weatherization 33,785 106,295 0 106,295

Res Weatherization (Support) 0 0 0 0

Large C&I Custom 66,229 0 0 0

Small C&I Custom 39,488 0 0 0

C&I GasNetworks 73,168 72,580 31,720 104,300

SC&I Multifamily Weatherization 37,819 24,415 0 24,415

Total 250,489 203,290 31,720 235,010

* Balance equals Budget/Goal minus Total spent minus Committed Funds

Period 7/01/2010 to 11/18/2011