The NHPC has worked with a group of stakeholders to develop these forms originally designed for the program under the Home Star Retrofit Act of 2010, which passed the US House of Representatives last year and has been introduced, with bi-partisan cosponsors, in the US Senate.
The model forms are expected to bring standardization in the home performance industry with software developers creating standard reporting tools as programs begin to incorporate similar forms, to reduce the contractor’s cost of doing an energy efficiency retrofit job.
These forms that can now be used by any government, large or small, to put forward a cost effective energy rebate program, will provide peace of mind for both homeowners and the policymakers that support the rebate programs.
National Home Performance Council executive director Kara Rinaldi said that an energy-efficiency home retrofit can save consumers money on their utility bills, provide years of comfort, reduce pollution, and relax strain on the electricity grid.
