California Advanced Homes Program Incentive Report Now Available in
CBECC-Res and EnergyPro
The most recent versions of CBECC-Res and EnergyPro give California Advanced Homes Program (CAHP)
participants the ability to generate CAHP Incentive Reports (CIRs) directly from each software program.
Through simple graphs and tables, the
CIR enables participants to view basic
project data, assess project energy
use, and view the estimated CAHP
score and incentive amount. The CIR
replaces the UTIL-1R and ACR
documents.
Users of older software versions can
still generate project CAHP scores and
estimated incentive amounts with the
CAHP Score & Incentive Tool available
on the PG&E CAHP website.
Please read on to learn how to install
the software updates, and how to
generate a CIR in CBECC-Res and
EnergyPro.
How to install software updates:
CBECC-Res
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Visit the CBECC-Res website at www.bwilcox.com/BEES/BEES.html
Scroll down the page until you see the Current Downloads heading
Click on the CBECC-Res 2013 3b1 download link
Click the Download button in the new window
If a window pops up asking if you would like to allow the CBECC-Res 2013 v 3b program to make
changes to your computer, click “Yes”
EnergyPro
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Open EnergyPro
Click on “Help” at the top of the window
Select “Check for Updates” from the dropdown menu
Click “Next” in the popup window
How to generate a CIR:
CBECC-Res
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Open your project in CBECC-Res
Click “Tools” at the top of the window
Select “Generate CAHP/CMFNH Report”
When a window appears asking if you would like to view the report, click “Yes”
**Please note, the CBECC-Res 2013 3b1 software has an error, which gives projects credit for the
Low Energy Use and Ultra-Low Energy Use home bonuses even if they do not qualify. This artificially
lowers the CAHP score by 10 points, and can falsely increase the CAHP incentive amount by up to
$2,000. The CEC intends to resolve this issue in future CBECC-Res software updates.
In order to calculate a project’s true CAHP incentive, look at the CAHP Score Initial on the CIR, and
subtract points for all bonuses the project qualifies for from that score. Then use the following CAHP
incentive structure to calculate the project’s incentive amount:
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$300 for program entry CAHP Score of 84
$100 for each point down to 75
$200 for each point thereafter
In order to earn the Low Energy Use and Ultra-Low Energy Use bonuses, the total project TDV must
be lower than 100,000 and 60,000 respectively.
EnergyPro
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Open your project in EnergyPro
Click the Calculate icon at the top of the screen
Click on the Report Wizard icon at the top of the window
Select the checkbox for Residential California Code (Title 24) Performance in the Report Wizard
window
Click Next
Select the checkbox for the Utility Incentive Report in the new window
Click Next
Click Print Preview or Finish in the new window