PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 8, 2024
Heat pump installation, benefiting from government subsidie.s, is fueling the growth of clean energy jobs in Maine, according to a state report released Wednesday. The study commissioned by the Governor’s Energy Office shows that Maine’s “clean energy economy” accounted for 15,000 jobs at the end of 2022. Subsidies of up to $10,600 for heat pump installation include rebates of as much as $8,000 by the Efficiency Maine Trust. Gov. Janet Mills had set a goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in Maine homes by 2025, which has been surpassed. Last summer, the governor updated her goal to include an additional 175,000 heat pump installations by 2027.