For PSE electric customers:

Heating systems

• Ductless heat pump (1.0 ton minimum): $800
• ENERGY STAR qualified geothermal heat pump: $1,500
• Forced-air furnace to air-source heat pump conversion: $1,000
• Air-source heat pump: $200 - $350
• Heat pump sizing and lock-out control: $200

Water heating systems

• ENERGY STAR® qualified heat pump water heater: $250
• Storage (.94 Energy Factor or higher): $50
• Waste-water heat recovery system: $250

Appliances

• Clothes washer: $50-$100
• Pick-up and recycling of old refrigerators: Free+$30

Electronics

• Look for the “Energy Forward” label to find the most efficient electronics on the market

Lighting (instant in-store discount)

• Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs: Up to $3
• CFL fixtures: Up to $12

Converting to natural gas

• Home and water heating: $1,950 – $3,950
• Home heating only: $500 – $2,500
• Water heating only: $950

For PSE natural gas customers:

Heating systems

• ENERGY STAR qualified boiler (95 percent AFUE): $350
• ENERGY STAR qualified forced-air furnace: $100
• Fireplace: $200

Water heating systems

• ENERGY STAR qualified tankless: $150-$200
• ENERGY STAR qualified storage (.67 Energy Factor or higher): $100

For PSE electric and/or natural gas customers:

Insulation

• Floor insulation: 50 percent of the cost, up to $200
• Attic insulation: 50 percent of the cost, up to $200
• Wall insulation: 50 percent of the cost, up to $200
• Duct insulation: 50 percent of the cost, up to $200
• Duct sealing: Free for qualifying customers

New homes

• ENERGY STAR qualified manufactured home: $150 – $300

These are tariffed services and subject to change or termination without prior notice.

Overview.

From Sean Penrith, at Earth Advantage:

At this time Energy Trust of Oregon’s 2008 Energy Performance Score pilot is now complete and we invite you to read the final Findings & Recommendations report. The goal of the pilot was to develop a performance metric for existing homes that could be applicable to new construction homes and would reflect energy consumption and carbon emissions—an “MPG” for homes. In creating the metric, the pilot compared home energy modeling tools for their accuracy and ease of use in estimating home energy consumption.

Earth Advantage conducted the pilot for Energy Trust of Oregon, performing the home audits, data analysis, and the writing of the report. Conservation Services Group (CSG), the Home Energy Solutions – Existing Homes program implementation contractor, managed the pilot with Energy Trust of Oregon.

Due to the size of the files, the report and supporting documents are available at http://energytrust.org/eps/eps_ex.html.  

Please feel free to circulate this link and inform others of the release of this report. We feel the report’s discussion of home energy performance metrics is pertinent to many ongoing discussions on this topic.

Kindly yours,