Maine Stimulus Toolkit

WABI

·         Governor Asks Feds to Fund Wind Research Center

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Portland Press Herald

• CMP to start installing 'smart' meters next year
• Power Potential Off Maine's Coast Whips Up Interest
• Delays threaten Maine in energy race
• Maine poised to grow a new green economy

MPBN

·         New Pellet Plant Expected to Create Dozens of "Green" Jobs in Central Maine

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MAINE ENERGY CONTACTS

State Energy Program
Maine Public Utilities Commission
State House Station No. 18
Augusta, ME 04333-0018

Phone: 207.287.3318
Fax: 207.287.1039
Website: www.state.maine.gov/msep

Shirley Bartlett
Program Manager, State Energy Programs
207.287.3318 fax: 207.287.1039
shirley.bartlett@maine.gov

John Brautigam
Director
207-287-1594 fax: 207.287.1039
John.R.Brautigam@maine.gov

John Kerry
Director of Energy Independence
207.287.3292 fax: 207.287.1039
john.kerry@maine.gov

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SELECT MAINE ENERGY PROJECTS

State Energy Program

Awarded July 10, 2009: $10,922,000  

Maine will use its Recovery Act funding to promote or expand energy efficiency in the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors throughout the state to save energy while creating and saving jobs. In order to reduce energy use at large industrial facilities in the state, Maine will offer financial assistance to support targeted technical and engineering studies at the facilities. Additionally, funding will go to expanding a state program to provide energy audits to businesses, allowing for additional businesses to identify opportunities for potential energy savings.

Maine will also improve energy efficiency in the state by jump-starting the implementation of more energy efficient building codes. The state will also increase funding for a program to help builders and business owners invest in up-front efficiencies in the design and construction of new commercial buildings. In the residential sector, Maine will expand its home weatherization program to include families above the low-income eligibility threshold for the Weatherization Assistance Program. Recovery Act funds will be used to provide home energy audits and weatherization assistance, and will fund education and training programs to build a new green workforce to provide weatherization and energy efficiency services across the state.

After demonstrating successful implementation of its plan, the state will receive more than $13 million in additional funding, for a total of more than $27 million.

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