Model Neighborhood Wood Heat Inititative information session

A Model Neighborhood Wood Heat Initiative information session will be
held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Old South Congregational
Church, 227 Main St. The initiative helps people replace oil boilers
with high-efficiency, fully automated wood pellet boilers that reduce
heating costs, keep heating dollars circulating locally, and support the
local forest-based economy. Project staff from Western Maine Community
Action and the Northern Forest Center will explain the program and
answer questions. Local project participants will be on hand to talk
about their experience since converting to modern wood pellet heating.
Representatives from manufacturers for several qualified wood pellet
boilers will also on hand to demonstrate how the boilers work and answer
questions.

Homeowners in Farmington and Wilton may be eligible for a 15 percent
subsidy up to $3,000, plus a $5,000 rebate from Efficiency Maine for
qualifying boilers. Municipal buildings, affordable housing properties,
and other nonprofit facilities can also apply to participate in the
program, with a subsidy of 25 percent up to $12,000 for qualified
projects. Subsidies are still available for 11 homes and three small
commercial installations.

The Model Neighborhood Wood Heat Initiative in Farmington is a
partnership of Western Maine Community Action and the Northern Forest
Center. More information is available online at http://goo.gl/FOcQdn or
contact Maura Adams at madams@northernforest.org or call 603-229-0679.

The Northern Forest Center helps create economic opportunity and
community vitality from healthy working forests in Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont and New York. Western Maine Community Action is a social
service agency that has been providing services for more than 45 years
to people living in the western mountain region of Maine.

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