How Much Does It Cost to Heat a Home in Midcoast Maine?

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Whether you’re in a new home, or new to the Pine Tree State entirely, it can be tough to know how much you can expect to spend on heating costs in midcoast Maine. According to the Portland Press Herald, Unitil natural gas customers will spend $1,026 in average heating costs in Maine, up 22% from the last heating season, and these numbers will likely continue to increase.

Because home heating costs are rising for Maine residents, 2022 is a terrific year to start tackling your energy efficiency goals. Home performance upgrades can go a long way in reducing both your home heating & cooling costs, and helping you save additional money by not straining your HVAC system(s). Evergreen Home Performance is your trusted go-to contractor for energy-saving upgrades in 2022.

Can Home Efficiency Upgrades Reduce Your Heating & Cooling Bills?

Home efficiency upgrades are the easiest and most effective way to keep home energy costs low and consistent from month-to-month. The best services to improve your home’s energy efficiency are insulation and air sealing:

Insulation

Most homes are under-insulated, meaning that the addition of new insulation can make a significant difference to your home’s comfort and the efficiency of your heating and cooling systems. Insulation reduces heat loss during the colder months, and keeps heat out in the summer months, helping keep you comfortable year-round. 

Adding insulation anywhere in your house will be beneficial to the comfort and efficiency of your entire home, but there are a couple of services that we recommend to help you reap the most benefits. These include:

Air Sealing

Air sealing is the process of controlling the air flow into and out of your home.. Homes, especially like the many older homes in Maine, tend to harbor many cracks and gaps, especially around pipes, ducts, doors, and more. Though small, these spots allow a substantial amount of air to come and go, so sealing them up is a crucial step to lowering your energy bills.

By preventing air escape or infiltration, you’ll save even more since your HVAC system(s) will not have to work as hard conditioning a constant stream of new outdoor air.

Decide Where to Begin with an Energy Audit

To best determine where your home needs an efficiency boost, call Evergreen for an Energy Audit! Why assess your home’s energy efficiency? This service allows our highly-trained technicians to use diagnostic tests like an infrared camera scan to determine where in your home would most benefit from air sealing and insulation, points of air leakage, and more.

Your audit will provide you with a roadmap to get you started in your home efficiency journey, and help you reduce your home comfort costs in the long run.

Explore Efficiency Rebates and Financing with Evergreen!

When it comes to upgrading your home, you deserve to save as much as you can! Efficiency Maine offers rebates for homeowners who add insulation to their homes, and Evergreen is proud to be an Efficiency Maine registered vendor. With these rebates, homeowners of any income level could earn rebates of up to $4,000, and low income Mainers could earn rebates of up to $8,000.

If you’re interested in financing options, Evergreen has you covered there too. Learn more about our financing and rebates now to see how you can fit home performance upgrades comfortably into your budget.

Get started today by scheduling an energy audit for your Maine home! Call 207-594-2244 or contact us online now.

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Update 12/2018: Evergreen has completed Phase II of my house (insulating and installing air/moisture barrier on exterior walls, replacing old windows) and now that heating season is upon us, the difference is astonishing. The house is tight as a drum and so easy to keep warm. Worth every penny. Thank you all! Working with Evergreen was a positive experience from start (no charge energy audit) to finish (a MUCH more comfortable home). Brian Robinson spent a lot of time with me on the audit, explaining clearly what he was finding in my ca.

Rebekah W.

Rockport

Working with Brian and with Nate and the rest of the crew was a pleasure. They made everything very easy and understandable. This was a major renovation and they were always at the ready with a lot of information. We had an extensive renovation on the basement which was a dirt basement and it came out beautifully. We can already tell from all of the insulation work what a difference it's made in sound and temperature. Brian worked with me on the rebates that are available when you do this kind of work. I would highly recommend this company to…

Valerie L.

Rockland

First we have Evergreen do a BIG project worth about $20K (windows, basement, insulate & rebuild an entire wall, a door, attics, and air sealing). They were so great we had them come back later when we decided we did want to do our other door. They are professional and do great work. They take care of your home and are trustworthy, and on top of all that friendly! I highly recommend you call them!

Garreth C Debiegun

Evergreen did a fantastic job insulating our 1930's home. The onsite team was professional, clean, and really just a joy to interact with throughout the process. A blower test at the end showed a significant decrease in air leakage. I highly recommend Evergreen.

Kristen H.

South Portland

Evergreen is a terrific company to deal with. Polite and efficient crews, meeting deadlines and major reduction in our heat bills. They corrected a lot of issues we suffered from doing work with a shoddy building contractor. We would recommend them to anyone.

Mary Carey

I never leave reviews, but had a great experience with Evergreen and wanted to spread the word! In short, we worked with them to insulate our roof this winter and have noticed surprising immediate results. The constant ice dams I have wrestled with are completely gone, and the home is noticeably more comfortable. It's a little too early to tell if our oil bill is going to reduce, but I imagine we will see an impact there as well.

Joel W.

Portland

Evergreen did a fantastic job replacing 28 windows in our house. They were friendly, courteous, and very detail oriented. Brian did a great job planning, estimating and executing the project. Our energy use has dropped significantly since the work was done.

Alex B.

Kittery

Evergreen came back this year to finish insulating our house. We have been remodeling and renovating an 1850s cape for several years. Their employees are very professional and pleasant to deal with. Over several years Brian Robinson has been able to schedule us in for several small areas that needed addressing and finally turning a room we used to close off in the winter into a comfortable usable space. We primarily heat with wood and since Evergreens great work our furnace has only come on ONCE this winter. Fantastic. Really satisfied customer in Thomaston.

Chris F.

Thomaston

Bryan, Dave and the entire Evergreen team are wonderfully professional, prompt and thorough. I enjoyed working with them and look forward to continued work as we upgrade our home! Thank you so much for your professionalism, fairness, time and diligence.

Cait

Yarmouth

We absolutely loved our experience with Evergreen. The team was incredibly kind, professional and great to work with. We're very impressed with the quality of work of the Evergreen team and how easy they made everything! Our house had barely any insulation ahead of this project and the results are amazing. Insulating the attic, walls and basement with Evergreen allowed us to tear a 50-year-old furnace, ductwork and oil tank out of the basement and now heat the home with new heat pumps. Evergreen also added 100 sq ft of clean, new storage space to the attic!

Nick S.

South Portland

We initially contacted Evergreen through Efficiency Maine for an energy audit, which was conducted promptly and professionally by Justin McEdward, one of their Energy Advisors who is BPI-certified. After a thorough inspection of our newly purchased home, Justin explained in great detail what we needed and did not need. It was agreed that Evergreen would remove all of the existing attic insulation, which was not adequate, and replace it with blown in cellulose, to a rating of R-60.

Thomas W.

Scarborough

Evergreen removed and replaced the insulation in my attic. They did a great job!, Crew was excellent, and the whole thing went smoothly, and the attic was NOT easy to get into or work in, so kudos to some hard work done well!

Joel A.

Portland

The folks at Evergreen did a great job fixing a rather major insulation problem in my house, which they helped identify with a great audit. When the work began, they were thorough, upbeat, and -- dare I say it -- efficient. I strongly recommend them.

Michael Williams

We just finished a large project air sealing and reinsulating our 1890s basement and attic. It had been completely renovated 8 years ago, but still felt cold, and lacked proper energy assessment and corrections. We met with Justin in December and were very impressed with his knowledge, professionalism and communication skills and knew Evergreen was who we wanted to work with. Dave was our on hands project manager and was excellent. The office staff has been quick to respond and helpful as well when needed.

E Gallant

Kennebunk

Really great experience from start to finish with Evergreen. They helped us prioritize what needed to be completed first, and has made a significant difference in our hearing costs already. Plus they were really friendly and considerate to work with!

Amy W.

Kennebunk

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