Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential Homes

GoodCents^® Energy Efficiency Programs are fuel neutral conservation programs designed to improve the health and safety of building occupants, increase building durability, provide increased comfort levels, and provide significant energy savings for better affordability.

For the utility, GoodCents Energy Efficiency Programs offer improved profitability, generation supply options, and enhanced revenue sources. Programs can be designed to achieve base load and peak load reduction, load shifting and off-peak load building for improved load factors, and marketing of value-added services.

Energy Efficiency Programs

4GoodCents Home Energy Audits

Building energy audits identify energy-related issues and opportunities for improvement. In a GoodCents program, an experienced professional will inspect your customer’s home, heating and cooling equipment, air distribution (duct) systems, water heaters and other appliances. The utility customer will receive an evaluation and specific recommendations for improving the overall comfort and energy performance of the home. Finally, the program we design with you may include referrals to qualified contractors in the customer’s area who can complete the appropriate upgrades.

4GoodCents Dealer Referral and Quality Contractor Program

Energy efficient building and home improvement work requires special skills and attention to detail. Strict design guidelines and installation practices must be followed. GoodCents offers participating utilities an HVAC dealer/contractor network management program to identify and recruit dealers and contractors, and refer them to utility customers.

The program recruits qualified and competent contractors who agree to comply with minimum participation criteria, observe ethical business practices, and cooperate with periodic quality control inspections.

4 GoodCents Home^®

This nationally recognized new home construction program can be tailored to achieve the energy efficiency and marketing goals of the utility.

Prescriptive measures can be developed to guide the builder/developer toward efficiency and quality. In addition, the home must be inspected during construction and certified at completion to confirm that critical features were installed properly, according to design. Specific requirements are designed to reflect local weather and climate conditions, and exceed all local, national and federal guidelines.

GoodCents training programs offer the utility and the building community access to building science professionals to ensure that long-term quality is delivered to your utility customers.

The GoodCents home means greater value, increased comfort, and reduced energy bills for the homeowner. Buyers can often qualify for a larger mortgage, and energy savings offset some or all of the added mortgage cost.

For the builder and the real estate agent, the program translates into increased profits, quicker sales and increased customer satisfaction.

Program Support Services

To fully support our Energy Efficiency Programs, GoodCents provides a full range of professional program services, including program design, marketing, customer recruitment, program evaluation, and long-term customer care — a total turnkey business solution.