PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 6, 2022
South Portland has launched a rebate program that encourages low- and moderate-income residents to purchase more efficient and cleaner electric technologies for their homes, transportation and lawn care. The Electrify Everything! rebate program will provide qualified residents with rebates of up to $2,000 per household on electric vehicles, heat pumps, e-bikes, home insulation and weatherization projects, as well as electric leaf blowers and lawn mowers. The municipal program augments rebates offered through Efficiency Maine, the state’s independent administrator of programs to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And it’s similar to programs being offered by other communities and the Mills’ administration as a way to encourage Mainers to act locally in the fight against global climate change.