ENERGY STAR News

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR is an innovative residential “whole house” program designed to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes using local contractors who both evaluate efficiency standards and implement improvements. The goal of the program is to reduce energy use within the existing housing stock—up to 30 percent or more with a whole-house retrofit executed by a certified contractor.

States and Local government entities partnering with the Home Performance with Energy Star Program to date are:

• Austin, Texas (Austin Energy)
• California Building Performance Association
• Kansas City, Missouri (Metropolitan Energy Center)
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• Wisconsin Focus on Energy

The ENERGY STAR program has also embarked on a series of pilot programs with the following states: Georgia/Alabama, Idaho, Missouri and New Jersey. The program will also be piloted in the city of Austin, Texas.

Each partner has customized the program to meet the needs of their individual state or locality. All program participants co-brand with the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR marketing materials, and work to extend this marketing and program support to program contractors.

To access additional information on this program, including partnership and participation information, visit the ENERGY STAR Home Performance site.