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Residential Retrofit Working Group

Co-Chairs:

Susan Ackerman, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Frank J. Murray Jr., New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

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The Residential Retrofit Working Group is leading the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network's (SEE Action) effort to help state and local entities identify opportunities for achieving all cost-effective residential energy efficiency retrofits. The working group has identified existing barriers that challenge progress toward reaching this goal, which are outlined in the blueprint.

The group will engage in projects that produce actionable recommendations for state and local entities—equipping them with the tools and information they need to improve program design, maximize residential energy savings, and support the development of a thriving home energy upgrade industry that delivers deep energy retrofits through the services of a highly skilled, trained workforce.

Working Group Vision and Path Forward

The Residential Retrofit Working Group envisions a home energy upgrade industry where:

• Home energy upgrades will be comprehensive (e.g. multiple measures and end uses) and performance-based, and achieve savings of 20% or more of total energy use per building
• Public policies and funds will provide support to leverage investments by more households
• Ultimate goal will be achieved by establishing a robust, sustainable, private sector industry that provides home energy upgrade services.

The working group has identified the following as key conditions and components for achieving the above vision:

• Robust demand for home energy upgrades
• Well-qualified network of full-service home performance contractors to meet this demand
• A rigorous system for quality assurance
• Sufficient pools of affordable, accessible private capital.

Roadmap and Analysis

The Residential Retrofit Working Group articulated the above vision and path forward in its Roadmap for the Home Energy Upgrade Market, complete in summer 2011.

The Roadmap also models scenarios that quantify the outcomes of different combinations of energy efficiency policies and programs—with corresponding variations on future funding levels—to illustrate the impacts (positive and negative) on residential retrofit activity.

Learn more about the Residential Retrofit Working Group's priority solutions and actions.

Contacts

For more information on the Residential Retrofit Working Group, contact:

• Dale Hoffmeyer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• David Lee, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Chandler von Schrader, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency