HVAC Efficiency Program
Licensed contractors can receive discounts from participating distributors by selling qualified high-efficiency HVAC equipment. By offering your customers high-efficiency HVAC equipment, you’ll improve customer satisfaction—and your bottom line.
Contractor Resources
It’s easy to help customers choose energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. If you're an HVAC contractor, simply visit a participating distributor to get discounts on qualifying equipment that you can also pass on to your customers:
| Participating Distributors | |
|---|---|
| Advanced Heating Technology | Northeastern Supply |
| Aireco | Peirce-Phelps |
| Applied Equipment Solutions | R.E. Michel |
| Balsan Group-Johnstone Supply | Shore Distributors |
| Carrier Mid-Atlantic | United Products |
| Ferguson | United Refrigeration, Inc. |
| Goodman | Wallace Group-Johnstone Supply |
| H.M. Sweeny | WaterFurnace International |
| HVAC Distributors, Inc. | York |
| Lennox | |
Ready-to-Install High-Efficiency HVAC Equipment
To get started, ask your HVAC distributor about high-efficiency equipment options. Don’t see your preferred HVAC distributors on the list? Have them call us at 1-443-948-6193 to become a participating distributor.
High-Efficiency HVAC Equipment That Qualifies for Program Discounts:
| Equipment (AHRI Rated) |
Efficiency Level |
|---|---|
| Central Air Conditioner Tier 1 | ≥ 16 SEER and ≥ 12.5 EER |
| Central Air Conditioner Tier 2 | ≥ 18 SEER and ≥ 12.5 EER |
| Air Source Heat Pump Tier 1 | ≥ 16 SEER, ≥ 12.5 EER and ≥ 9.0 HSPF |
| Air Source Heat Pump Tier 2 | ≥ 18 SEER, ≥ 12.5 EER and ≥ 9.5 HSPF |
| Ductless Heat Pump Single-Zone | ≥ 18 SEER, ≥12.5 EER, and ≥ 9 HSPF |
| Ductless Heat Pump Multi-Zone | ≥ 15.5 SEER, ≥12.5 EER, and ≥ 8.6 HSPF |
| Geothermal Heat Pump (Closed Loop)* | ≥ 17.1 EER and ≥ 3.6 COP |
| ENERGY STAR® Certified Smart Thermostat | ENERGY STAR certified |
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER), is most commonly used to measure the efficiency of a central air conditioner operating over an entire cooling season. The higher the SEER, the more efficient the system.
Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) is a measure of how efficiently a cooling system will operate when the outdoor temperature is at a specific level (95°F). The higher the EER, the more efficient the system.
(Source: ENERGYSTAR.gov)
*New construction homes that are not ENERGY STAR certified are eligible to receive a rebate for installed geothermal heat pumps.
EmPOWER Maryland programs are funded by a charge on your energy bill. EmPOWER programs can help you reduce your energy consumption and save you money. To learn more about EmPOWER and how you can participate, click here.