Webinars
Watch the following three webinars on Home Energy Score presented by Joan Glickman, DOE Program Manager.
Listen and watch the Home Energy Score webinars in this order:
- Update and Next Steps (9/6, 23 minutes) (WMV 38 MB)
- Q&A on update (9/8, 7 minutes) (WMV 4.5 MB)
- Live Q&A (9/15, 50 minutes) (WMV 66 MB)
The Home Energy Score allows a homeowner to compare her or his home's energy consumption to that of other homes, similar to a vehicle's mile-per-gallon rating. A home energy assessor will collect energy information during a brief home walk-through and then score that home on a scale of 1 to 10. A 10 would represent a home with excellent energy performance whereas a 1 would represent a home that needs extensive energy improvements or energy upgrades. The home energy assessor will provide the homeowner with a list of recommended energy improvements and the associated cost savings estimates as well as the Home Energy Score itself. Read more about how the Home Energy Score works for homeowners.
Learn about the Home Energy Score:
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The Home Energy Score label lists:
- The home address
- Home size in square feet, defined as the total. Total interior space that is heated or cooled
- Whether air conditioning is used
- The year the home was built
- Current home energy score, defined as the home's energy performance based on its current condition
- Home energy score after upgrades are made
- The estimated 10-year savings in utility bills after making all recommended improvements.
View the Home Facts and Recommendation pages that accompany the Score.
View the Home Facts and Recommendation pages that accompany the Score.
DOE is recruiting partners from state and local governments, utilities and clean energy non-profit organizations to implement the Home Energy Score with their residential programs. Home Energy Score Partners in 2012-2013 will score a minimum of 200 homes in twelve months and re-score at least 5% of those homes to ensure quality. Interested organizations may contact the program via email at homeenergyscore@sra.com.
Background
In fall 2009, the Vice President and White House Council on Environmental Quality called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to create a system by which a homeowner could easily and affordably find out how their home's energy performance compares with other homes in the same area. In response, after a year of consumer and expert research and development, DOE launched the Home Energy Score Pilots, which ran from November 2010 to July 2011. DOE learned a great deal from the efforts of its Pilot Partners, and is excited to be launching the Home Energy Score nationally during 2012. Watch the Webinar (WMV 58 MB) that explains the project, presented by Joan Glickman of DOE.
For tips on improving the energy efficiency of your home today, visit DOE's Energy Savers website.