Commercial & Industrial Custom Program
General information
The C&I Custom Program incentivizes tailored energy efficiency and distributed generation projects that require site-specific engineering analyses and/or projects with energy conservation measures that are not otherwise covered by the C&I Prescriptive Program incentives. All Custom Program incentives require preapproval before purchase and must achieve a benefit-cost ratio greater than 1.0 using the benefit-cost test administered by the Trust. Additionally, projects must be found eligible for an incentive of at least $10,000, or $5,000 if the facility's peak demands are less than 400 kW. For a complete program description, please visit the Program Opportunity Notice on the Custom Program webpage.
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Funding details
Funding application timeline
Grant eligibility
All non-residential facilities are eligible for Efficiency Maine’s commercial and industrial incentives. Additionally, Efficiency Maine occasionally issues targeted incentive funding opportunity notices that are limited to specific customer and project types, such as municipalities; schools and higher education facilities; manufacturing and industrial facilities; multifamily buildings with three or more units; and mixed-use buildings (commercial/residential buildings with at least one commercial meter).
Most of Efficiency Maine’s commercial and industrial incentives require preapproval before purchase. Additionally, certain (“prescriptive”) incentives must be implemented by an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner to be eligible. For a list of Qualified Partners, please visit the following webpage: Find a Qualified Maine Energy Partner | Efficiency Maine.
All Maine facilities are eligible as long as they are served by a Maine utility.