Replaced oil01Heat pump specialists, southern Maine
Retire the oil tank. Keep the warm house.
Cold-climate heat pumps, sized from a real energy audit and checked against your actual bills. If a heat pump will not save you money, we tell you before you spend any.
The audit fee comes off your install if you go ahead.
Rated to heat at-13°F
Avg. heating cost cut31%
2,140Maine homes converted since 2014
31%Average drop in heating cost, all fuels
214Homes we monitored in 2025
4.9★From 610 reviews
Average across the 214 monitored homes, which replaced oil, propane or electric baseboard. Results vary with fuel prices and the house.
02What we install
Four ways to heat with a heat pump.
We pick the system from your audit data, not from what is on the truck.
Ductless mini-splits
Wall units room by room. The fastest way off oil for homes with a boiler and no ducts.
Ducted heat pumps
One quiet system through your existing ducts. Heat in winter, central AC in summer.
Hybrid with your boiler
The heat pump does most of the work. Your boiler covers the coldest nights.
Heat pump water heaters
Hot water for about a third of the cost of an electric tank. Often the easiest first step.
03Built for Maine winters
They keep heating when it gets brutal.
Cold-climate models hold close to full output well below zero. We size every system for your town's design temperature, so the backup rarely runs.
- Rated to -13°F. Every outdoor unit we install keeps heating at that temperature.
- About 2.9 units of heat per unit of power across a southern Maine winter, from our monitored homes.
- Raised stands and covers keep units above snow drifts and out of roof drip lines.
04Quick estimate
What would you save this winter?
Pick your fuel and slide to last year's usage. The full calculator adds prices, payback and rebates.
How you heat today
2001,600
Not sure? A typical 2,000 square foot Maine home burns 700 to 900 gallons of oil a year.
Estimated yearly savings
$467
Open the full calculator
Whole-home heat pump. Assumes oil $3.79/gal, propane $3.45/gal, power $0.27/kWh, a seasonal efficiency of 2.9 and the heat pump covering 95% of the heat. Estimate only.
05How it works
Measure first. Install once. Check the results.
- 1
Energy audit
Blower door test, thermal camera scan and a room-by-room heat loss calculation.
Week 1 - 2
Design and price
A system sized to your house, with your savings math and rebates in writing.
Week 2 - 3
Install
Our own crew, never subcontracted. Most homes are done in one to three days.
Weeks 3 to 6 - 4
Monitor
We track your system's power use for the first winter and tune it if the numbers drift.
First winter
06Measured results
Real houses. Before and after.
Replaced oil
Replaced propane
Replaced baseboardThe federal heat pump tax credit ended.
The 25C credit does not apply to systems installed after December 31, 2025. State and utility rebates still do, and we file them for you.
07Reviews
4.9 stars from 610 Maine homeowners.
"Amara showed us our first quote, from another company, was a full ton oversized. Kinetic's system cost less and our January bill was the lowest in ten years."
"It hit -11 in February. The house held 68 the whole night and the boiler never came on."
"They talked us out of a whole-home system and into two zones and a water heater. Honest advice is rare. Saved us thousands up front."
08Start here
Know your numbers before you buy anything.
Three hours in your house, a written report in a week, and a clear answer on whether a heat pump makes sense for you.
$149Credited toward your install
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