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Small Business Energy Audit Program
 Purpose
To perform free walk-through energy audits for small to medium sized commercial, non-profit, and manufacturing facilities resulting in possible energy savings, with accompanying cost and waste reductions.
Selection Criteria
- Limited to ≤ 50 employees or sales ≤ $5 million;
- No in-house engineering staff;
- Business must provide Efficiency Maine with a copy of one year’s worth of utility and heating bills prior to receiving the audit;
- Business must provide Efficiency Maine with their Federal Tax ID number; and,
- Business must agree to participate in audit follow-up in 6 months to a year.
Schools, hospitals, nursing homes, private residences, or businesses with residential components such as apartment houses, camps, or condominiums are not eligible for participation in this program.
Procedure
The type of audit offered is considered a “walk-through” audit. This is NOT an engineering analysis. The energy auditor will spend a portion of one day, (typically several hours), at the facility conducting onsite interviews with company personnel and touring the facility.
An assessment is made based on the information gathered, with a written audit report subsequently delivered to the company within a reasonable time frame. This report will contain information and recommendations for potential energy savings and well as information on financial options which may be available to help pay for suggested energy improvements.
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For More Information
Please contact Shirley Bartlett, Efficiency Maine Program Manager at the Maine Public Utilities Commission, at (207) 287-3318 or by eMail at shirley.bartlett@maine.gov.
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