Handouts:
MEIC, in conjunction with its past and current projects, has produced a selection of informational handouts for partners and participants. Those handouts are now available online to the general public. Please select the handout of your chouice from the drop down menu below, to begin the download process.

Links:
The following are links to organizations and informational resources on solar energy and financing. For more information, download a .pdf from the drop down menu above.

• Solar Financing
  • www.maine.gov/msep – Detailed information about the Maine State Solar rebates from the Maine State Energy Program.
  • www.dsire.org -- Information about national and regional incentives for renewable energy and efficiency.
  • www.seia.org - Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) guide to tax benefits.
  • www.IRS.gov - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 3468
• Solar Basics
  • www.solarbuzz.com – Articles, basic info, links and national industry information.
  • www.nesea.org – Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, regional portal for solar professionals in New England.
  • www.seia.org – Solar Energy Industries Association, solar industry trade association.
• Other Solar Calculators
  • www.findsolar.com – From American Solar Energy Society, calculator to price systems and directory to locate installers close to you.
  • www.clean-power.com/sharp -- Sharp Solar’s calculator for solar electric systems.
  • www.apricus-solar.com – Apricus’ calculator for their evacuated tube collectors, available from several sources in Maine.
  • www.retscreen.net – Very detailed analysis tool for the design of solar electric and hot water systems, from NASA and natural Resources Canada.

PDF Reader:
Please note, you will need to have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to download and view some of the MEIC publications available on this web page. Adobe Acrobat reader is available, for free, from the adobe website.

• - Download Adobe Acrobat: HERE.