BGE Conservation Program Offerings and Incentives
ENERGY STAR® Products
The ENERGY STAR Products program will continue to leverage the EPA/DOE national ENERGY STAR
campaign by offering incentives on select ENERGY STAR qualified lighting products, room air conditioners,
refrigerators/freezers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers and clothes washers. Incentives may be made available year
round, during limited promotional periods and/or to coincide with national promotion periods timed with
EPA/DOE significant events (e.g. Change A Light, Spring into Action, Cool Your World, etc.).
In addition, the program will be utilized to promote the purchase and installation of ENERGY STAR Windows.
The program will sponsor dedicated window training classes to manufacturer representatives, dealers and
contractors. The program will look to partner with agencies like the Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the
Northeast Efficiency Partnership (“NEEP”) in order to apply for and potentially receive matching grants in
order to leverage funds to assist in reducing the costs to the program.
Incentives for ENERGY STAR qualified lighting products
The program will provide incentives to manufacturers and/or retailers to mark down the retail price of various
lighting products. These incentives will be provided for targeted products (up to a mutually negotiated volume)
sold from the participating retail stores within BGE’s service territory during the time of the promotion.
Incentives will vary by type of product, and based on negotiations with manufacturers and/or retailers. In
general, incentives will follow those established within BGE’s Fast Track Program as outlined in the table
below:
Table: Lighting Incentives
Lighting Product
Incentive Available
$ 1.50 off retail price (single bulb)
ENERGY STAR CFL’s
$ 3.00 off retail price (multi pack)
ENERGY STAR Lighting Fixtures
Up to $ 15 off retail price (hard-wired
indoor/outdoor fixtures, portable
lamps/torchieres)
The incentive values derived and represented within the table above are consistent with other programs offered
throughout the marketplace. For example, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program provides incentives for single
pack standard CFL’s at $ 1.50 off. Similarly, the Northeast ENERGY STAR Lighting Initiative Negotiated
Cooperative Promotion which includes Connecticut Light & Power, The United Illuminating Company, Cape
Light Compact, National Grid, NSTAR Electric, Unitil, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, and
Efficiency Vermont offer single pack, standard CFL price reductions within the range of $1.40 – $1.60
depending on lumen output.
The program will also offer an array of lighting products available for purchase through an on-line, web based
store.
Incentives for ENERGY STAR qualified Appliances
In 2008, the incentive for ENERGY STAR Appliances will follow the rebate schedule as found in the following
table:
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Table: Appliance Incentives
Appliance
Incentive Available
ENERGY STAR Refrigerator/Freezer
$ 50 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Compact Refrigerator
$ 15 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer Tier 1
(MEF up to and including 2.0)
$ 50 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer Tier 2
(MEF exceeding 2.0)
$ 75 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Dishwasher
$ 25 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Dehumidifier
$ 15 per appliance
ENERGY STAR Room Air Conditioner
$ 25 per appliance
2nd Refrigerator/Freezer Turn In
Convection Ovens
$ 50 per appliance turn in
$ 50 per appliance
The incentive values derived and represented within the table above are consistent with other utility incentive
programs offered throughout the marketplace. For example, Efficiency Vermont currently offers $40 off
ENERGY STAR refrigerators (BGE started with the $50 rebate in the fast-track program and, to avoid
customer confusion, will continue at this level for a few years), $25 off ENERGY STAR room air conditioners,
$50 off Tier 1 ENERGY STAR clothes washers, and up to $25 on dehumidifiers. Southern California Edison is
currently offering rebates up to $50 for the turn in of 2nd refrigerators/freezers. Furthermore, many utilities
including the municipality utilities of Hercules, Buffalo and Longmont (New York) are offering rebates of up to
$50 on ENERGY STAR dishwashers.
Incentives for the On Line Store
As previously mentioned above, the program will provide a web – based, online store whereby consumers can
view, become educated on and then purchase ENERGY STAR and/or other related energy savings
devices/materials including Compact Fluorescent Lamps (“CFL’s”), lighting fixtures, water heater blankets,
heating system pipe wrap, etc. Products that have associated rebates will be discounted at the shopping cart
level. Additional products offered by the store and potentially eligible for a rebate will include water reducing
faucet aerators, low flow showerheads, occupancy controlled power strips, LED holiday lights and LED night
lights.
Residential Gas and Electric HVAC Program
The program promotes the purchase of gas heating equipment that meets or exceeds the ENERGY STAR
efficiency standard (i.e., minimum AFUE of 90% for furnaces and 85% for boilers).
The program also promotes the purchase and installation of designated heating & cooling equipment under two
efficiency tiers for central air conditioners and air/ground source heat pumps:
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Tier 1: SEER 14, EER 12 and (in the case of air source heat pumps) HSPF 8.5
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Tier 2: SEER 15, EER 12.5 and (in the case of air source heat pumps) HSPF 8.5
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Ground source heat pumps with closed loop: EER of 14.1
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Ground source heat pumps with open loop: EER of 16.2
For cooling, rebates will be made available for either qualifying equipment, proper installation or both. The
program will create a strong preference on providing incentives for the proper installation of these systems as
opposed to simply providing incentives solely on equipment efficiency. The recent increase in the minimal
federal standards efficiency that manufacturers must now adhere to significantly reduce the amount of savings
that can be gained from installing an ENERGY STAR unit as compared to that of a standard unit. However,
evolving studies are showing that a great deal of a system’s efficiency is based upon proper sizing, charge and
designed air flow – areas to be rewarded by this program under the apportioned Quality Installation Verification
(“QIV”) rebate.
For a cooling equipment rebate under Tier 1 and Tier 2 above, documentation of proper sizing through the Air
Conditioner Contractor Association’s national recognized cooling load calculation (known as Manual J) shall be
submitted with each application. For an installation rebate, documentation of proper installation verified
through QIV will be required. QIV will in effect validate proper system charging, and that airflow is within the
range recommended by manufacturers. For gas water heaters, rebates will be available for those installed with
an Energy Factor of at least 0.8.
Incentives for high efficiency central air conditioners, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps and gas
fired furnaces, boilers, and water heaters for 2008 are displayed in the following tables:
Table 1: Central A/C and Air Source Heat Pump Rebates
Minimum Efficiency Standards
Rebate Level*
SEER
EER
HSPF
Central
A/C
Heat Pumps
14.00
12.00
8.50
$100/$200
$150/$200
15.00
12.50
8.50
$200/$200
$250/$200
* Denotes equipment/QIV rebate allocation. This means, for example, that a customer can get a rebate totaling
$300 ($100 equipment + $200 installation) for a Tier 1 central air conditioner provided that the equipment’s
efficiency meets the minimum efficiency standards and that they have had their contractor perform a quality
installation as verified by the program.
Table 2: Ground Source Heat Pump Rebate
Minimum Efficiency
Rebate Level
Closed Loop
14.1 EER
$500 per ton*
Open Loop
16.2 EER
$500 per ton*
System Type
* Typical sizes for this equipment is between 3 to 5 tons
Table 3: Gas Equipment Rebates
Equipment
Furnace
Minimum Efficiency
Rebate Level
92% AFUE or greater
$300
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Furnace with Electronically
Commutated Motor (ECM) or
equivalent
Boiler
Water Heater
92% AFUE or greater
$400
85% AFUE or greater
$300
0.8 Energy Factor or greater
$50
Table 4: Ancillary Rebates
Equipment
HVAC Tune Up –
Diagnostics & Repair
Ductwork Sealing
Rebate Level
Up to $ 125 per unit
Up to $ 250 per system
The rebates listed above are consistent with programs that are offered throughout the industry. For example, the
certain utilities in New England now offer rebates for both system efficiency and quality installation. Cool
Smart, a consortium of several Massachusetts utilities offer system rebates for central air conditioners at $300
depending on efficiency levels. In addition, rebates are offered for proper sizing at the rate of $150 per
downsized ton. Arizona Public Service offers central air conditioner rebates between $300 - $400 depending on
SEER level. For furnaces, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program offers rebates for high efficiency boilers and
furnaces at rates between $300 - $400 depending on efficiency levels and accompanying equipment. Heat
pump and ground source heat pumps are rebated at various levels between $350 and $500.
At the customer’s request, incentives may be payable to the consumer, the HVAC contractor or the builder.
Incentive levels may be adjusted in future years for all eligible equipment based upon market assessments as
program barriers are overcome.
Residential ENERGY STAR New Construction Program
The program offers three categories of incentives.
 A limited direct incentive for meeting ENERGY STAR qualification. This incentive payment is intended
to help offset the cost of required upgrades and verification, and can be tiered based on the level of
efficiency attained. For example, a payment of $600 may be earned for meeting HERS Index 85 1
(minimum ENERGY STAR qualification), $800 for HERS Index 80, and $1000 for HERS Index 75 (in
addition to meeting all other ENERGY STAR requirements). The incentive is paid upon successful
completion of the home, and the offering would be reduced over time based on the program achieving 10
and 20 percent (or greater) market share milestones (baseline market share in BGE territory has been
estimated at 2.4%2).
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A package of marketing assistance. The new construction market will begin to transform most effectively
when builders offer and buyers demand, a higher level of efficiency, as identified by the ENERGY STAR
label. In order to help grow consumer awareness, the program will offer:
1 A home built to IECC energy code scores 100 on the HERS Index, so that each point of reduction is
equivalent to a 1% reduction in projected energy use. ENERGY STAR is set at 85, or 15% better than code.
2 ACEEE 2007
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A $2000 builder incentive for the construction of an initial “model” home based on commitment of a
minimum number of units to the program and specific criteria for qualification of the model home.
This incentive is also intended to help offset the higher initial cost of upgrades typical in the first home
in a project when contractors are unfamiliar with program standards. Its availability would be capped
by builder and budget, and may be limited to the first one or two years of the program only;
A 25-40% co-op marketing incentive for builder advertising that meets specific criteria for promotion
of program participation (higher levels in years 1 and 2).
Technical and sales training assistance. The program will offer technical and sales training support to
builders and their contractors, as well as to HERS Providers servicing the BGE market. This assistance
may take two forms:
 Training sessions conducted by the program at no or low cost to participants;
 A limited incentive payment of $500 available to HERS Providers for each new project commitment
comprising a minimum number of units. This is intended to help overcome the reluctance of builders
unfamiliar with the program to incurring the cost of the initial consultation that determines their
compliance upgrades). This incentive may be limited to the first one or two years of the program only.
Note that all marketing, technical and training assistance incentive costs are spread over the total number of
participating homes, such that the cost impact per unit will decrease significantly as more units are committed
and built.
Residential Retrofit
Offerings
In the first tier of this program, customers may take the opportunity to learn about their home’s energy
efficiency status by taking a free, web based online energy audit. They will quickly be able to determine:
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How their energy usage compares to that of their peers;
How they spend their energy dollars in their residence; and
What they can do to lower their use and cost and improve comfort in their residence.
This unique interactive approach generally offers customers an experience that engages the user and provides
detailed, practical and customized recommendations for managing energy use. Multiple levels within the
software program generally allow for a user to probe as deeply as they would like, and come back to address
particular issues at a later date, returning to a personalized energy center.
Additional benefits include:
 Quick screening that immediately presents major opportunities;
 Benchmarking that rapidly identifies how the home compares to that of their peers; and
 Home Improvement calculators that provide a quick way to analyze particular appliances and
equipment.
This audit tool can provide customers access to other program services and products that they can utilize in
order to learn additional ways to improve their comfort while reducing their energy costs.
Finally, studies are beginning to show that this basic - entry level approach to consumer education actually
results in some customers making simple energy efficient improvements to their homes. Items installed include
CFL’s and water saving devices like aerators and low flow showerheads.
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This program’s second tier will offer customers the option of having a whole house – on site, walk through
energy audit of their home. Upon request, a site visit will be scheduled with a qualified energy auditor that will
visit with the customer, collect pertinent demographic and house characteristic information, review and assess
the thermal envelope, mechanical HVAC -domestic hot water systems and major appliances. Combined with a
fuel use history, this information will be input into energy auditing software that will provide the customer with
a list of improvements that could be made which will include estimated contractor costs, savings and paybacks.
This program’s approach will allow for interaction between the customer and the auditor which will make for a
personal, customized review of the customer’s residence. Specific problem areas can be pointed out to the
auditor and discussed real-time.
This service is anticipated to be subsidized by BGE and offered to customers at a low cost of $40. Customers
will be provided the opportunity to have this fee waived provided that they were to follow up with the purchase
and installation of a minimum number of basic energy conservation measures including but not limited to
CFLs, door sweeps, low flow aerators, low flow showerheads, etc.
The third and final tier to this program is built upon the EPA’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Program. This market transformation program helps residential contractors offer comprehensive energy
improvement packages that are based on good building science, produce predictable savings and improving the
energy efficiency, comfort, safety and durability of customers’ homes. The program is built on two parallel
delivery strategies. The program encourages residential contractors (insulation contractors, HVAC contractors
and remodelers, primarily) to change their business model so that they integrate energy efficiency into
comprehensive treatments of homes and utilize trained and certified staff to deliver these services for maximum
impact and persistence of savings. In a parallel, coordinated effort, primarily through the audit programs
mentioned above, the program markets directly to consumers, encouraging them to undertake significant energy
efficiency improvements for their home and pointing consumers towards contractors who are properly trained
and certified to provide these services. The contractor recruitment and training element of the program ensures
that qualified contractors are available, and the marketing and public education elements ensure that customers
will be demanding the services that the program offers. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR has a
remarkable track record of promoting very high quality, comprehensive energy efficiency improvements, and
mobilizing the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of private contractors in the service of this public policy.
The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program takes the energy audit concept to the next level by
equipping contractors to provide both an accurate assessment of a home’s energy improvement needs, and the
training to deliver services that ensure both the savings and the ancillary benefits of the work are realized
(health and safety, comfort and durability). Just as in residential new construction, the building performance
industry has come to understand the potential impact that energy improvement services can have in an existing
home, and the range of interactions that work performed by individual trades can have.
Contractors certified to participate in the program offer homeowners a customized, comprehensive treatment
package for their home, including HVAC upgrades, insulation, air infiltration reduction, duct sealing, window
replacement, lighting retrofits, efficient appliances, domestic hot water system replacement and associated
repairs. All of these measures, including a comprehensive analysis of potential measures, are provided by
contractors who have been certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) as qualified to evaluate the
homes and install the measures. The contractor guarantees his or her work, and the contracting firm agrees to
abide by BPI standards governing health and safety, the technical quality of the work performed, adequate
insurance coverage, customer service and complaint resolution.
Program contractors will offer “one stop shopping” for these comprehensive packages, including low interest
loans to finance the projects. This means that program contractors can either directly provide a wide range of
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home improvement services (insulation, air sealing, heating system installation, air conditioning installation,
lighting replacements and domestic hot water improvements) or can operate as general contractors, overseeing
firms that will provide the full range of services. The lead contractor must employ properly trained and certified
staff, provide quality assurance, and be subject to inspection by the program’s staff to ensure that all measures
are properly installed and all safety precautions are met.
The EPA recognizes that its Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program is one that bases its foundation
on a market transformation strategy. Recruiting and training contractors, changing their sales tactics, enrolling
customers through a moderate sales cycle and delivering services which require strict quality assurance methods
takes time to build and achieve. As such, and to balance resource acquisition with market transformation, the
EPA allows for a potential hybrid model which relies on the program administrator, as a “consultant”, to
provide sales calls and perform technical audits while the program works a parallel path to build a competent
and complete contractor network. Under this scenario, customers enrolled into the program will be provided to
the accredited contractors that have met the strict requirements of the BPI’s training curriculums. BGE will
consider the merits of this approach and may adopt it for the initial phases of delivering its Home Performance
with ENERGY STAR program.
Customer/Contractor Incentives
For Tier 1, customers will benefit from a free online audit service with access to other BGE supporting
programs that offer incentives for the purchase, or installation, of high efficiency products. Customers will be
free to take advantage of BGE rebate offers where applicable either through retail purchases or via on the online
store for any efficiency measures installed.
For Tier 2, customers will benefit from a BGE subsidy that will provide a low-cost, on site home energy audit
with follow up measures that can be completed by a participating program contractor. Energy conservation
measures will be delivered in the free market at market based cost. Depending on final program design and
measure determination, they may be eligible for a BGE program subsidy to help buy down the initial cost.
Should the customer follow the audit up with certain energy conservation measures, BGE will credit the
customer in full for the audit expenditure.
For Tier 3, customers and contractors will be able to take advantage several program offering benefits as offered
in many other jurisdictions such as New England, NYSERDA and New Jersey including:
Contractors
 Reimbursement for part of the cost of contractor training and certification and accreditation;
 Reimbursement of part of the cost of program-approved marketing,
 Reimbursement of part of the cost of the purchase of measurement equipment such as blower doors and
duct blasters
 An incentive for production based on the value of the jobs provided. For jobs generated through the
BGE Home Energy Audit Program this incentive could be approximately $200 per job. For projects that
the contractor brings to the program through his/her own marketing efforts, the incentive needs to be
more significant - usually 5% - 7% of the value of the job up to the ceiling of the jobs allowed under
program rules.
 The ability to offer consumers energy efficiency loans for significant improvements performed by
accredited contractors. Third party loans can be structured to be subsidized from a low of 3.99% to a
high of 5.99% depending on the level and amount of work to be performed on the customer’s home.
 A consumer marketing program (see below) that includes a co-op marketing campaign to be carried out
jointly by the contractor and the program.
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Customer-lead generation through the program’s marketing and public relations initiatives, i.e. new
leads and therefore new customers for greater revenue.
Training of contractor staff in BPI techniques and procedures that supports contractors in receiving
accreditation of their company and certification of their staff.
The right to display the BPI and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR logos to help differentiate
the contractor from his/her competition.
Use of a software package for both home diagnostics and incentive tracking and management.
Customers
1) 3.99% - 5.99%, third party reduced interest loans to finance home performance improvements
depending on the level of work performed, or
2) A “homeowner financing incentive” for participants who pay for home performance projects out of their
own funds. This incentive could be between 10% - 20% of the cost of a pre-approved cost effective
home performance project depending on the level of work performed.
3) Access to special incentives for income qualified customers (customer that would fall in between the
low income program and the non low income portion of the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
program) under the Assisted Home Performance program. This incentive must be substantial to have
any affect. In other states, an incentive of 50% of the cost of a pre-approved cost effective home
performance project undertaken by an income qualified customer using a participating Home
Performance contractor has been effective.
In general, contractor/customer rebates can average $ 3,000 per home.
Small Commercial Energy Efficiency Program
Rebate Offering
This portion of the program will include prescriptive efficiency measure rebates that provide fixed incentives
for energy efficiency measures. Incentives are based on generally providing 50-75% of the incremental costs
(i.e., the additional cost above baseline equipment), in consideration of market barriers, changes in baselines
over time and market transformation objectives. Eligible lighting measures include compact fluorescent lamps
(CFL’s) electronic T-8’s and T-5’s, electronic ballasts, hardwired fixtures with T8’s /T5’s lamps and electronic
ballast, LED exits signs, outdoor lighting and lighting controls. Eligible HVAC measures will include unitary
split units, air to air heat pumps, and HVAC controls. Eligible refrigeration measures will include high
efficiency ice makers, strip curtains, cooler/freezer door anti sweat controls, vending machine controls, and
night covers for open cooler/freezer boxes. The tables below list the incentives recommended for the 2008
program year.
Table: Lighting Equipment Incentives
Technology Classification
2008 Incentive
T-5 and T-8 lamps with electronic ballast
replacing T-12 lamps
$20 per fixture for existing facilities with
connected load  75 kW
No incentive for new construction or
complete renovation. Complete renovation
is defined as “100% fixture replacement for
the space involved.”
LED Exit Signs - (New Fixtures Only)
Up to $20 per fixture
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Hard-wired compact fluorescent surface
mounted fixtures - (New Fixtures Only.
Must be pin based technology with Total
Harmonic Distortion of <33% and Ballast
Factor >0.9)
Up to $25 per 1 lamp fixture
Hard-wired compact fluorescent recessed
fixtures - (New Fixtures Only. Must be pin
based technology with Total Harmonic
Distortion of <33% and BF>0.9).
Up to $25 per 1 lamp fixture
Occupancy Sensors (Turning fixtures off in
Existing facilities only)
Wall mounted – Up to $20 per control
Day lighting Dimmers – All facilities
Fluorescent Fixtures - Up to $25 per
fixture controlled
Hi-Low Controls – All facilities
Fluorescent Fixtures - Up to $25 per fixture
controlled
Up to $30 per 2 or more lamp fixture
Up to $30 per 2 or more lamp fixture
Remote mounted (e.g., ceiling) - Up to $35
per control
HVAC controls and simple roof top replacements will also benefit this market segment. The table below shows
the type of equipment with rebate values that will be included as part of this program.
Table: HVAC equipment rebates
Unitary HVAC Split Systems
< 5.4 tons
≥5.4 to <11.25 tons
≥11.25 to < 20 tons
≥20 to 30 tons
Air to Air Heat Pump Systems
< 5.4 tons
≥5.4 to <11.25 tons
≥11.25 to < 20 tons
≥20 to 30 tons
Qualifier/Rebate
13.0 SEER/$92 per ton
11.0 EER/ $73 per ton
10.8 EER/ $ 79 per ton
10.0 EER/ $ 79 per ton
Qualifier/Rebate
13.0 SEER & 7.8 HSPF/$92 per ton
11.0 EER/ $73 per ton
10.8 EER/ $ 79 per ton
10.0 EER/ $ 79 per ton
Packaged Terminal Systems
< 9,000 BTUH
≥9,000 to 12,000 BTUH
> 12,000 BTUH
Qualifier/Rebate
12.0 EER /$65 per ton
11.0 EER/ $65 per ton
10.0 EER/ $65 per ton
Table: Refrigeration equipment rebates
Technology
High Efficiency Ice Makers
Strip Curtains
Cooler/Freezer Door Anti Sweat Controls
Vending Machine Controls
Night Covers
Rebate
$ 50 per maker
$10 per unit
$ 275 per control
$ 85 per control
$ 20 per cover
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Direct Install Offering
The program will offer customers who need the full assistance of turnkey provider with a “cradle to grave”
approach to completing their energy efficiency project. Utilizing a qualified contractor pool, the program will
offer eligible customers the benefit of an evaluation of their facility from a lighting, heating/cooling, motors
and, if applicable, refrigeration standpoint. Cost, savings, and payback scenarios will be run for all eligible
measures. Costs will be based upon a significant subsidy provided by the program with a minimal contribution
required from the customer. Subsidy ratios currently under discussion center on a 75%/25% split, program to
customer.
Upon acceptance to perform the work, the contractor will design, install, commission and warranty all measures
installed. In addition, the contractor will dispose of any materials removed from the project’s site. Quality
assurance inspections will be completed to ensure that all measures installed comply with the program’s
requirements.
Low Income Program
All Low Income Program energy efficiency assessments, energy education and retrofit services will be provided
free to qualified program participants. The program will include efficiency measures to address the full range
of baseload and seasonal energy uses including:
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Heating system operational efficiency
Central and Room Air Conditioning operational efficiency
Heating and A/C distribution system efficiency
Building envelope efficiency
Insulation levels
Lighting
Domestic water heating
Appliance use and operational efficiency
Customer use patterns
Additionally, consistent with a building science based design, the program will include health and safety
checks and where appropriate measures to address health and safety concerns that can be viably delivered
through the program and that will enable subsequent efficiency measure delivery.
Program delivery agents may include current CHIP delivery organizations and other entities as needed to
deliver the on-site services. The development and training of on-site delivery crews has the potential to create
excellent job opportunities for Marylanders particularly in economically distressed areas. Initial program plans
will include community based outreach to recruit qualified applicants in the areas served. Our review of the
experiences of other comprehensive low income programs has shown that this community focused approach to
recruiting and developing program delivery staff can be particularly effective. These approaches can also create
avenues for partnering with trade and technical schools to support the building science knowledge and skills
required for this initiative and for the non low income home performance initiatives. The program will also
include the participation of specialty service contractors to support the delivery of HVAC, electrical, plumbing,
and refrigerator replacements elements of site specific treatment plans.
A Program contractor will be secured to detail and implement program elements to include measures
protocols, staff training and skill certification processes, specialty contractor networks, data tracking and
reporting systems, installation and materials standards, diagnostic check procedures, and quality assurance
routines. The program data set will be structured to collect specific data elements to support ongoing
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performance assessment and will provide a basis for independent 3 rd party analysis to evaluate the Program’s
performance and energy impacts.
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