SPECTRUM NEWS • January 18, 2022
Cutting back on planet-warming emissions from Maine homes will be a big hurdle as the state seeks to help fight climate change by becoming carbon-neutral within just over two decades. The state relies more than any other on oil to heat its aging housing stock — just one of many factors that make buildings Maine’s second-largest source of emissions after transportation. But there are steps homeowners can take to shrink their home footprint:
• Button up your drafty house with air sealing and good insulation
• Upgrade appliances and smaller things that use energy, from light bulbs to shower heads
• Use state rebates to install heat pumps for air and hot water