Transcript Courtney Strong Inc.

Red Hook
Homeowners
Plan NOW for a More
Energy Efficient Winter
Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities
Patrice Courtney Strong, Coordinator
3 Field Court
Kingston, NY 12401
845-331-2238
A Partnership
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NYSERDA
Community coordinators
Contractors
Municipalities, businesses, schools,
chambers, home owners
• Goal: Help YOU save energy & $$$
Renewed $$$
for Energy Saving New Yorkers
• In 2006, Public Service Commission
extended New York Energy $mart for
5 years with $875 million available.
NYS GOALS:
• Energy efficiency
• Economic development
– MORE AFFORDABLE UTILITIES for SMALL BUSINESS
• Renewable energy – solar, wind,
biofuels, geothermal
• New jobs for New Yorkers [home
energy auditors, HERS raters, solar/wind installers]
Courtney Strong Inc.
Promoting Energy $mart Communities
in:
• Mid-Hudson
• Capital/Saratoga
• Bronx/Westchester
ENERGY STAR New Homes
•Energy Star Labeled Homes are
performance-tested by a Home Energy Rater
– Each home must pass a computer-based
energy analysis, inspection and testing
– Only homes that meet high-efficiency
guidelines are certified as ENERGY STAR
– Up to 30% energy savings expected
Home Energy Rating System
Provides energy-efficiency strategies and tests for new
construction
Plays key part in ENERGY STAR process
Offers two services:
Review construction practices and recommend how
to reach ENERGY STAR compliance
Conduct HERS ratings
HERS = evaluation of energy
efficiency of new home
• Rates energy usage of home compared with
requirements of national Model Energy Code
• To qualify for ENERGY STAR label, home must
score minimum HERS rating of 86
• Uses at least 30% less energy than reference
house
Home Performance w/ENERGY STAR®
• Energy efficiency
through certified
contractors for 1– 4
unit family homes
• $$$ available thru lowinterest loans or 10%
cash back or incomeeligible grants.
• GetEnergySmart.org
Comprehensive Home Assessment
• Looks at the house as a
system:
• Health & Safety
• Shell Measures – Air
Sealing and Insulation
• Heating/Cooling System
Efficiency
• Lighting
• Major Appliances
Whole House Approach
• ‘Whole house’ approach to home
improvement
Requires understanding of dynamic
interaction among home systems
• Heating and cooling systems
• Water heaters and other
combustion appliances
• Ventilation
• Shell features
• Energy $martsm loans
Through participating NYS
banks
Rate buy-down: 4% for 10-year maximum
term
• 10% homeowner financing incentive
Reimbursement check from
NYSERDAcovering 10% of eligible costs,
up to $3,000 incentive
Assisted Home Performance
 Adds grant up to
$5,000 for
owners/renters below
80% State Median
Income.
 …Plus low-interest
financing
 Qualified contractors:
GetEnergySmart.org
Assisted Home Performance
For households with income
less than 80% of State
Median Income
NYSERDA pays for 50% of
cost of eligible measures,
up to $5,000 subsidy for
single-family home
This is not a loan – it
doesn’t have to
be paid back!!
Building
Performance
Institute (BPI)
National accrediting
agency used by
HPwES program.
BPI establishes
testing
procedures;
safety guidelines
for building
performance
work.
• Hudson Valley
Community
College
Provides technical
training to current
and future program
participants
NYSERDA
8.16 kw system – Amawalk, NY
This system provides 72% of this home’s electricity needs
and avoids over 14,000 pounds of CO2 emissions every year!
A 5 kw solar electric system might cost
$41,500, but it will cost you far less
•NYSERDA $3/watt rebate =
•NYS tax credit =
•Federal Tax Credit =
Final** System Cost
$15,000
$ 5,000
$ 7,950
= $13,550
Most solar modules feature a 25 year warranty
Electric Bills for 25 Years = $25,500
**Plus NYSERDA Energy $mart Loans of Up To $20,000*
Patrice Courtney Strong - Coordinator
[email protected]
Mid-Hudson Energy $mart Communities
(845) 331-2238
www.getenergysmart.org
www.nyserda.org
www.powernaturally.org