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Torture · 01-25-2022, 11:11 PM

Had my first energuide inspection for the Green Homes program today.

Seems like the big $ are for solar as it's $1,000 per KW. There's about $600 I could get for upping insulation (and that's with the inspector being generous and marking my current R30 as R20 to allow higher reimbursement), maybe $500-800 for sealing (but has to be through a contractor and depends on results of second blower test either hitting their new target, or 10% better). Windows if you're planning to do them anyways but probably not number one on the list and not really a huge reimbursement compared to the cost (I think it's $150-250 per window?)

Hot water tanks, heat pumps, etc on the program not so great a cost return with cheap natural gas here, unless you were planning to do them anyways or are making major investments to run your house net-zero off your own solar panels.

Useful though. Followed him around when he was doing the blower test and pointed out quite a few opportunities for sealing. Some of which probably contributed to the attic rain issue (for instance, attic potlights are not air sealed).

Supposed to get the report in a bit, then I do the work, then schedule a post-inspection, and ask for the rebate. Not a fast process. He said they keep it on file for 7 years so no huge rush to get the work done but also means you're not going to get your rebate for awhile.

01-25-2022, 11:11 PM	#4509
Torture Loves Teh Chat! Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	Had my first energuide inspection for the Green Homes program today. Seems like the big $ are for solar as it's $1,000 per KW. There's about $600 I could get for upping insulation (and that's with the inspector being generous and marking my current R30 as R20 to allow higher reimbursement), maybe $500-800 for sealing (but has to be through a contractor and depends on results of second blower test either hitting their new target, or 10% better). Windows if you're planning to do them anyways but probably not number one on the list and not really a huge reimbursement compared to the cost (I think it's $150-250 per window?) Hot water tanks, heat pumps, etc on the program not so great a cost return with cheap natural gas here, unless you were planning to do them anyways or are making major investments to run your house net-zero off your own solar panels. Useful though. Followed him around when he was doing the blower test and pointed out quite a few opportunities for sealing. Some of which probably contributed to the attic rain issue (for instance, attic potlights are not air sealed). Supposed to get the report in a bit, then I do the work, then schedule a post-inspection, and ask for the rebate. Not a fast process. He said they keep it on file for 7 years so no huge rush to get the work done but also means you're not going to get your rebate for awhile. Last edited by Torture; 01-26-2022 at 12:30 AM.