Islesboro home energy planning survey
This survey will likely take 15 to 45 minutes to complete.

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Before you start, gather the following info:
  • Your last CMP bill (we ask for the dollar amount of this bill)
  • An estimate of your total heating fuel costs for the past winter
  • An estimate of your home's living area (in square feet)
This survey contains 7 sections: General info, Insulation, Heating, Appliances and Vehicles, Solar Power, Incentive Eligibility, and Optional Questions (these questions will help with our grant applications).

At the end of the survey is a text box for any other comments you can share.

We are trying to reach 200 homes--our goal for the Rural Energy Prize Round 2 competition for $200k to fund actual energy projects like home insulation and solar power. The info you provide will help the entire community, by allowing us to apply for additional grants for home and community energy projects.

For each of the houses/dwelling units you own on Islesboro, you can help us by filling out a separate form. Each dwelling unit will be eligible for different Efficiency Maine rebates.

Based on this survey, we will send you a comparison with similar homes, a preliminary home energy upgrade strategy, and a rebate/incentive plan. You may choose to discuss this feedback with us later. 

The information you provide below will be kept confidential. Only Islesboro's Community Energy Coordinator, Kizzi Barton, and the Islesboro Rural Energy Prize team captain, Cressica Brazier, will have access to this information. We will only use this information for (1) providing feedback to you and (2) anonymized info for future publications and grant applications.
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Name *
Email *
Phone
General home info
Address on Islesboro *
In what year was your house built? *
In what year did you buy/move into your house? *
Do you own or rent this home? *
We ask this question only to understand who might be using the heating/electricity in the home.
Who lives in this home? *
We ask this question only to understand who might be using the heating/electricity in the home.
How many people usually stay in this home (including yourself)? *
1 (just you)
(5 or more)
How many square feet is your living area? *
When is this house occupied? *
When is this house heated? *
What was the dollar amount of your latest CMP electricity bill? And for which month? *
Provide the $ amount and the month of the bill below, to help us compare your home to other island homes.
Insulation/weatherization
Have you had a home energy assessment or audit? Check all that apply to your home. *
Required
Do you have window inserts? (e.g. Window Dressers, Indow) *
How would you describe your home insulation now? *
Have you done, or need to do, any insulation upgrade projects for your home? *
I already did this
I should do this
I don't need to do this
Add more insulation to basement walls or floor
Seal basement floor with plastic vapor barrier/sheeting
Add more insulation to attic/roof
Add more insulation to walls
If you already completed a home insulation upgrade project, what company installed the insulation?
Heating
MAIN heating system *
How old is your main heating system? *
For your main heating system only, approximately how much did you pay for heating fuel last winter?  *
Give an approximate dollar amount. If your main heating is part of your electricity bill, provide a guess of how much of the bill is for your main heating system last winter. 
Supplemental/backup heating systems *
Required
For your supplemental/backup heating system only, approximately how much did you pay for heating fuel last winter? *
Give an approximate dollar amount for each supplemental heating system, or the cords of wood used. If your supplemental heating is part of your electricity bill, provide a guess of how much of your bill is your supplemental heating cost. 
Have you taken any of the following steps to install heat pumps? *
Required
What company installed your heat pumps, if you have them?
Appliances and vehicles
Which domestic water heater do you have? *
Required
If you already installed a Heat Pump Water Heater, which plumbing and electrical companies did the installation?
What kinds of stoves do you have for cooking? *
Required
Do you have an EV or hybrid car? *
Required
Do you have a Level 2 EV charger installed at this house? *
Do you have backup power for this house? *
Required
Solar power
Do you have a home solar array? *
If you already installed a home solar array, what company did the installation?
Are you subscribed to a community solar farm for this house? *
Nautilus, Arcadia, and Nexamp are examples of community solar subscriptions.
Would you be interested in owning a share in a cooperative solar farm on Islesboro? *
Owning a cooperative solar share on another resident's land is the same as owning a solar array on your roof, except you get "net metering credits" for the solar energy produced, instead of using the solar power directly in your home. This is not a monthly subscription to solar power like Arcadia, Nautilus, or Nexamp.
Would you consider hosting a small cooperative solar array on your land, for two or more households who cannot install solar on their own roof/land? *
Incentive Eligibility
This Incentive Eligibility section is important for Islesboro's applications for more funding as a whole, as well as for providing you with up-to-date information on Efficiency Maine incentives, federal tax credits and rebates for home energy improvements. You can find more guidance on eligibility at:
If anyone living in your home is enrolled in the programs below, then your home is eligible for enhanced Efficiency Maine incentives. Do you think your home is eligible for enhanced incentives? *
Eligible programs: 
  • Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for cash assistance
  • MaineCare for medical insurance coverage (including children)
If your household's federal Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) meets the criteria below, then your home is eligible for elevated Efficiency Maine incentives. Do you think your home is eligible? *
  • AGI up to $70,000 for an individual filing as single, head of household or married filing separately, 
  • or AGI up to $100,000 if married filing jointly or individual filing as a qualifying widower.
It is important to plan how to maximize your federal tax credits each year for home energy upgrades. To estimate your potential yearly tax credit, what did you pay (for 2022) or plan to pay (for 2023) in federal taxes? *
OPTIONAL QUESTIONS TO HELP OUR GRANT APPLICATIONS
These questions are important for our grant applications, to justify Islesboro's needs and demonstrate the impacts that outages, extreme weather events, and other island challenges have on our cost of living and ability to live on the island.

Select "I don't want to answer" for each question, if you do not want to assist us with these questions.
What kind of air conditioning do you have? *
Required
What do you think about the cost of your electricity bills now? *
Enter text in the "Other" option, if your view differs from the options below.
What do you think about the cost to run your main heating system now? *
Consider what you pay for fuel/wood/electricity for your main heating system. Enter text in the "Other" option, if your view differs from the options below.
What do you think about the cost to run your supplemental/backup heating system now? *
Consider what you pay for fuel/wood/electricity for your supplemental heating system only. Enter text in the "Other" option, if your view differs from the options below.
Due to a power outage, I have: *
Check all that apply
Required
Due to weather impacts like storms, freezes, heat, or humidity:
 *
Check all that apply
Required
Due to ferry cancellations or disruptions, I have:
 *
Check all that apply
Required
Due to the cost of heating my house on Islesboro, I have:
 *
Check all that apply
Required
Due to the cost & limited availability of home repair & construction services on the island, I have:
 *
Check all that apply
Required
Due to limited housing availability & costs on the island:
 *
Check all that apply
Required
Do you know anyone living on the mainland who currently wants to move to Islesboro, but cannot due to a lack of housing they can afford?
 *
Anything else?
Finally, we would be grateful to learn anything else about your home's energy needs or your interests in energy-related projects.  *
  • Your home's level of comfort, draftiness, heating, or other problems?
  • Any other home energy needs or projects you would like to tell us about?
  • Energy-related projects you think the Islesboro community should consider? 
Enter "none" if you have no other comments.
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