Home Energy Audits: Home Energy Makeover Contest

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Home Energy Audits Home Energy Makeover Contest
How to Develop and Implement Home Energy
Efficiency Programs Workshop Montrose,
Colo. September 6, 2006
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Energy Makeover Contest

• Win up to 25,000 in FREE energy efficiency
  upgrades to from utility with co-sponsors
• Learn how to buy/make home energy savings
  improvements

Home energy improvements dont cost, they pay
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Agenda

• Why Energy Makeover Contest?
• Program Goals
• Contest Description
• Program Materials
• Implementation Milestones
• Defining Success
• Program Cost Components
• Program Start-Up

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Why Energy Makeover Contest?

• Be proactive to get ahead of rate increases
• Show homeowners how best to reduce their energy
  bills
• Benchmark homes with high energy bills
• Benchmark cost-effective savings potential
• Showcase utilitys energy efficiency program
  portfolio
• Maintain utilitys leadership position as trusted
  energy savings information broker
• Rally home improvement providers with common
  energy savings message

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DMEA Program Goals

• Demonstrate the home improvement measures that a
  homeowner could do that could pay for themselves
  through energy bill savings.
• Demonstrate how to conduct a whole house energy
  analysis and communicate the results to
  homeowner, contractor and financier.
• Model a collaborative process for home
  improvement providers to work together for the
  benefit of DMEA members.

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Home Energy Makeover Contest Process Prizes

• Partner with Colo. Energy Science Center to
  identify 10 home with highest BTU per sq. ft.
• One Grand Prize up to 25,000
• Two Runners Up Prize up to 10,000
• Seven Consolation Prizes of home energy analysis
  with improvement package proposal

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One Grand Prize

• Up to 25,000 (retail value) energy-related
  home improvement measures that would have the
  greatest positive cash-flow in energy savings if
  financed through home improvement mortgage/loan.
  Home should
• have very high annual energy use (i.e. BTU/sq
  ft),
• be typical (i.e. 1000 to 3000 sq ft with no
  unusual types of major energy usage), and
• be in need of typical, major energy-related home
  improvements (i.e. insulation, HVAC, appliances,
  windows, etc.)

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And the Winner is.

• GeoExchange heat pump
• Marathon water heater
• Windows and doors
• Attic/crawl cellulose insulation
• Air leak sealing
• Compact fluorescent lamps

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Runner-Up Prizes

• Up to 10,000 (retail value) in
  energy-related home improvement measures that
  would have the greatest positive cash-flow in
  energy savings if financed through home
  improvement loan/mortgage. Home should
• have very high annual energy use (i.e. BTU/sq
  ft),
• be typical (i.e. 1000 to 3000 sq ft with no
  unusual types of major energy usage), and
• not necessarily be in need of typical, major
  energy-related home improvements (i.e. HVAC,
  windows, etc.), but could likely need insulation
  and air leakage sealing.
• Geographical location may be considered to
  cover utility service territory

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Consolation Prizes

• Up to 300 (retail value) in home energy
  analyses and report preparation to determine the
  most cost-effective energy-related home
  improvements and communicate this information to
  homeowner, contractor and financier terms. This
  will include
• Blower door test with heat loss/gain and air
  flow analyses
• Actionable proposal with fixed price from a
  general contractor and subcontractors
• Financial analyses of installed cost vs.
  estimated energy cost savings to project a
  positive cash flow

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Key Roles

• Utility
• Home Improvement Providers
• Product Manufacturers
• Intermountain Energy
• Colorado Energy Science Center

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Key Contest Messages

• What can I win?
• Who can enter?
• How can I enter?
• Whats the catch? Why is utility doing this?

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Contest Process Description

• Plan contest promotion and recruit co-sponsors
• Pre-launch for utility employees, media and
  co-sponsors
• Launch contest and collect entries
• Screen entries and select possible finalists
• Screen finalists and select winners
• Announce winners
• Install improvements
• Conduct Home Energy Savings Workshops

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Program Materials

• Contest Marketing Materials
• Entry Form and Contest Rules
• Co-Sponsor Agreement
• Winners Agreement
• Workshop Materials
• Case Studies

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Defining Program Success

• Good News publicity for awarding free
  improvements
• Community Benchmarks for
• Homes that are high energy users
• Most cost-effective home improvements
• Value-added benefits of energy savings (comfort,
  home value, health)
• Publicity for all utilitys energy efficiency
  programs
• Happy contest losers motivated to make home
  energy saving improvements
• Larger (Self-Sustaining) market for home energy
  Improvements
• Accolades from community leaders for utilitys
  leadership and innovation in promoting home
  energy efficiency

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Program Cost Components

• Contest Marketing/Publicity
• Contest Administration
• Prizes
• General Contracting for Audits and Improvement
  Installation
• Case Study Documentation and Publication
• Workshop Presentation and Publicity
• Program Consultation

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Program Start-up

• Identify Utilitys Contest Goals
• Identify Roles for Utility, Local Contractors,
  etc.
• Conduct Planning Session
• Recruit Co-Sponsors
• Launch Contest

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Tri-States HomeEnergyCalculator

• Run cost impact scenarios by simply making
  changes to end use variables.
• Instant presentation of the cost impact ( or -)
  of making the changes

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The ENERGY STAR? Family
Homes
Commercial Buildings
Consumer Electronics
Office Equipment
Windows
Appliances
Residential Lighting
HVAC
Insulation
Exit Signs
Home Improvement Services
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Questions
How to Develop and Implement Home Energy
Efficiency Programs Workshop Montrose,
Colo. September 6, 2006