2010 WAP State Managers’ Meeting Life After ARRA Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Jean M. Diggs Friday, September 24, 2010

Six Identified Residential Energy Programs  Weatherization Assistance Program – (WAP)  Home Performance with Energy Star – (HPwES)  Recovery Through Retrofit  Home Star  Home Energy Rating System – HERS)  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – (LEED) Life After ARRA Jean Diggs

Target Recipients  Low-income (WAP)  Middle and Upper-income – HPwES  Middle-income households – RTR and Home Star  All-income households – HERS  New and Existing Buildings - LEED Life After ARRA Jean Diggs

Program Availability  50 States, DC, Tribal, Territories – WAP  Parts of 29 States – HPwES  Not yet available – RTR, Home Star  Anywhere in US offering energy improvement mortgages – HERS  50 States – buildings meeting LEED eligibility - LEED Life After ARRA Jean Diggs

Program Funding  Congressional appropriation – WAP  Various financing options for homeowners – HPwES  Various financing options for homeowners – RTR, HERS  Possible start-up federal funding – Home Star  No specified funding beyond homeowner’s or contractor’s own means Life After ARRA Jean Diggs

Program Approaches Vary  Whole-house energy efficiency w/H&S – WAP, HPwES  Energy performance label and financing options; focus on efficiency and healthy homes – RTR  Core set of energy retrofits for rebates or a whole-house energy – Home Star  Rating provides a measure of units energy efficiency – HERS  Points for sustainable measures; points totaled towards “Green Certification” status - LEED Life After ARRA Jean Diggs