De Home Energy Score: This Click Train To is Edit Moving! Master Title Style Patty Kappaz, CSRA NASEO Annual Meeting September 19, 2017
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Provide Home Energy Information Through DOE s Home Energy Score This miles-per-gallon rating for homes can help homeowners/buyers/sellers*: Understand a home s energy use, estimated utility bills, and ways to improve efficiency Showcase energy improvements they make to their home when they re ready to sell The Home Energy Score is FAST. Takes less than one hour in most homes. AFFORDABLE. Free Assessor training & testing keep costs low. SIMPLE. Easy to understand 1 to 10 scale. Report Can Be Customized CREDIBLE. Created through robust testing and analysis. FLEXIBLE. Available through various programs and software. *Applicable for single-family homes and townhomes only.
What A Home s Score Means The Score is based on a home s energy-related assets those that typically convey at time of sale Assumes average weather for that location and typical occupant behavior More reliable than past bills Allows an apples to apples comparison between homes The less energy a home is expected to use, the higher its Score Higher energy use 1 10 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 10 Lower energy use Homes expected to use more energy each year than 85% of U.S. homes Homes expected to use less energy than about 50% of U.S. homes; average energy costs Homes expected to use less energy than 90% of U.S. homes
Part 1: The Score Takes an hour or less to complete Can be generated by utilities, contractors, home inspectors, others Free, on-line tool can be used directly or linked to other software tools via API No reporting requirements, all automated 5
Customizable Label Options Customizable label options allow Partners to show additional metrics such as Energy costs as is and with improvements Breakdown of energy use by fuel type Cost savings from improvements CO2 reduction from improvements Energy savings potential Energy use or cost per square foot 6
Part 2: Home Facts This section of the Report provides all of the data inputs collected by the Assessor as well as the estimates generated by the Home Energy Scoring Tool. 7
Part 3: Recommendations Recommendations categorized as Repair now and Replace later ; based on cost-effectiveness using state average utility rates Some Partners and Assessors provide their own custom recommendations Tool can generate Upgrade Score based on custom recommendations 8
Implementation Options Home Energy Score is a flexible offering that can be integrated into a variety of different programs and efforts. Some examples in use: Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Direct Install programs Utility rebate programs Real estate transactions And more
So Where Are We Now? 10
Getting closer to becoming a productive member of society! 2016 2014 53,900 Scores 2012 16,342 Scores 1,680 Scores TODAY 71,000 Scores 11
What will keep Home Energy Score cool through adolescence? State & Local Leadership Continued Utility Support City Home of Portland! Inspector MLS Auto-Pop Build Ramp it Green! Up Development Realtor & Lender Focus on Energy! Outreach 12
Priming the Market for the Score! State and Local City of Portland time of listing ordinance City of Berkeley time of sale ordinance San Fran Bay Area Market Based Program CT Green Bank solar incentive w/ EE assessment Colorado Energy Office real estate integration Missouri Home Energy Certificate Oregon Dpt of Energy standard for scores, labels Vermont Home Energy Profile, disclosure bill And more! (AL, AR, CT, NH, RI, Build it Green) Utility Programs Columbia Water & Light (MO) Eugene Water & Electric Board (OR) Focus on Energy (WI) National Grid (RI) New Jersey Natural Gas PSEG Long Island (NY) United Illuminating/ Eversource (CT) Holy Partners Batman! 13
State and Local Policy Proposals Vermont disclosure bill VT Realtors support it! NYC score ordinance vote end of 2017. Other local gov ts considering similar ordinances. 14
Opportunities in Weatherization SEEL is our first partner to specifically target Wx Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas & Electric low-income Wx New GA Power low-income Wx program NH Office of Strategic Initiatives pilot Scoring homes before and after Wx upgrades DOE exploring integrating Score into WAP software Looking at possibility of integrating Score into NEAT or NEAT s replacement If you re interested in using the Score in WAP programs, let me know! 15
Software Tools Integrated with Scoring Tool API Users Paperless (Inspection Depot) Home Inspector Pro Snugg Pro & Snugg Score Cake Systems EnergySavvy Optimizer Threshold (Enhabit) CEEF/United Illuminating Franklin Energy No need for double data entry!
1. Solar PV Added 2. Remote QA & Mentoring Solar PV added to v.2017 of Scoring Tool Annual PV production (kwh) can now be accounted for among home s energyrelated assets Credit: Dennis Schroeder / NREL New less costly methods to fulfill mentoring and QA requirements Virtual Mentoring now available Desktop QA now available Inspection Depot is first remote service provider 17
Find an Assessor Help make the Score available in every zip code! www.homeenergyscore.gov 18
Financing Integration Opportunities Fannie/Freddie Duty to Serve Pilots R-PACE 19
Real Estate Market Integration Education & Outreach Customizable Training for Real Estate Professionals for EE programs & Assessors to use (CEUs in FL) Training Modules for NAR REALTOR Training (Green Designees) Homebuyer Counseling modules (in development) Home Inspector Ramp Up ASHI, InterNACHI Lenders / Mortgage Market Tie In Fannie/Freddie Duty to Serve pilots Home Energy Information Accelerator Making home energy info readily available in real estate transactions, e.g. auto-pop MLS (HELIX) 20
New Consumer Marketing Campaign! Get your #HomeEnergyScore for #EnergyActionMonth today! 21
Know your home. Know your Score. Let us know if you d like to participate! 22
ResStock: State-by-state Residential EE Potential 48 state fact sheets based on QER analysis High-level results Top priority upgrades Current (2016) Jobs in EE Expected publication Oct. 2017
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Next Steps for States: What Role Can You Play? You determine the path that s right for you. A few ideas Sponsor a roundtable with home inspectors or REALTORs about Home Energy Score and its value Engage your PSC/PUC to promote the Score with utility programs, or reach out to utilities directly Promote consistency in home energy labels across your state through standards or administrative rules (like Oregon did!) Work with your weatherization agencies to integrate Score into WAP Work with lenders to incentivize energy efficiency and its positive impacts on homeownership Sponsor legislation that dare I say requires the Score??? 25
Get in on the Ground Floor And make history with us! 26
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Thank You! patty.kappaz@csra.com HomeEnergyScore@ee.doe.gov www.homeenergyscore.gov 28