BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 21, 2023
Andrea Asken Dunn founded Resilient Harrison Maine to help residents in the small western Maine town figure out how to address climate change. Michael Dunn coordinates the heat pump bulk buy program, which adds another layer of savings on top of federal and state incentives to make heat pumps more affordable. EcoHeat Maine of Norway jumped at the chance to sell in bulk and give buyers a discount. Fujitsu, which manufactures the heat pumps he sells, agreed to allow the discount on top of those credits. The new incentive could be a model for local action on climate change. It is also in line with Gov. Janet Mills’ climate action plan, which calls for installing 100,000 heat pumps across Maine homes by 2025. More than 80,000 have been installed since 2019.