07/21/2023:  Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine has  surpassed its goal of installing 100,000 new heat pumps, two years ahead of time. Governor Mills signed legislation in 2019 establishing the target of 100,00 heat pumps by 2025 and enhanced heat pump rebate incentives through Efficiency Maine. About 104,000 heat pumps have been installed to date.

Governor Mills announced the milestone at Kennebec Valley Community College. The governor was joined  by White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, Michael Stoddard, Executive Director of Efficiency Maine, and our own Scott and Tracy Libby, owners of Royal River Heat Pumps.

Governor Mills also unveiled a new target: installing another 175,000 additional heat pumps in Maine by 2027, thereby bringing the number of heat pumps installed in Maine homes, businesses, and public buildings during her time in office to 275,000. If this target is achieved, Maine would have more than 320,000 heat pumps in total installed across the state. Royal River Heat Pumps stands behind this goal.

Have you heard the good news?

We are thrilled to share that certain Maine cities and towns are now offering further rebates on heat pumps. These are in addition to Efficiency Maine’s rebate program, and the Inflation Reduction Act tax credit. (Royal River Heat Pumps will complete your Efficiency Maine Rebate.)

If you live in South Portland, Freeport, or Auburn, you may qualify for additional rebates. Check with your City or Town Hall to see if you qualify!

See the links below to learn more about additional rebates.

South Portland

Freeport

Auburn

Royal River Heat Pumps will be closed on July 3rd and 4th so that employees may spend the Independence Day holiday with their family. We will resume normal business hours on July 5th at 8:00am.

Join us  4/1/2023, at the Green Home + Energy Show at the Point Community Center in South Portland from 10:00-4:00 pm.

Just a reminder, heat pumps will continue to work this weekend in the cold weather that has been predicted, however, you may need to turn up the fan speed and/or temperature setting for the same level of comfort. Check out Efficiency Maine’s heat pump user tips. 

Heat pumps are an amazing technology and when operated correctly are extremely efficient at heating and cooling. We want you to have the best possible experience with your new heat pumps and so we offer all of our installation customers a complimentary in-depth walk through and tutorial which includes instructions on utilizing the controllers, best practices, maintenance tips and more.

If we installed your heat pumps and you are interested, give us a call at 207-400-4065 to schedule a date and time for a walk-through that works for you.

Electrify Everything!, launches Sept. 1 and offers rebates on heating and cooling systems like heat pumps. Residents can get $1,200 off a Tier 2 air source heat pump, per household. To qualify, you must be a resident and have a household income of no more than 100% of the Area Median Income. For example, a family of four would have to make $111,700 or less to qualify.

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ATTENTION AUBURN RESIDENTS! If you had a heat pump installed on/after 9/1/2021 and received an Efficiency Maine Residential Rebate, you may qualify for a matching rebate from Sustainable Auburn. Click Here for more info or to apply.

Check out this article in Portland Press Herald, the Average CMP bill is estimated to decrease by almost 3% for residential customers starting July 1; about 2.7% of the total bill.