65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 400, § 1
Section 1415 G of the Energy Efficiency Building Performance Standards Act, 10 MRSA, Chapter 214, Sections 1410-1420, prohibits the installation of electric heat as a primary heating system in any multi-family residence when public funds are used to subsidize all or part of the construction, renovation or remodeling of that residence. The building owner may petition the Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for a waiver to the prohibition. A waiver shall only be granted if the proposed design meets the additional energy efficiency requirements specified in the 10 MRSA,1415 G and in this rule.
This rule defines terms used in the Statute and the rule, establishes procedures to be used by subsidy providers and the Energy Conservation Division (ECD) to inform property owners of the requirements, establishes procedures for the owner to certify compliance, establishes inspection procedures for ECD to verify that actual construction meets the standards, sets some minimum acceptable energy efficient construction practices to be used on projects receiving a waiver, establishes standards for infiltration control and ventilation to provide acceptable indoor air quality, and establishes criteria for showing compliance with the insulation requirements using the performance compliance alternative.
65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 400, § 1