HOME STAR / Cash for Caulkers Program
February 10th, 2010 / 1 Comment
The HOME STAR program (not to be confused with ENERGY STAR), also known in the media as the Cash for Caulkers program, is a proposed federal program that would provide direct incentives to American homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency of their homes. During President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 27, 2010, he said:
“We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities, and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy efficient, which supports clean jobs.”
Specifically, HOME STAR would reimburse homeowners for residential energy upgrades such as air sealing, insulation, new light bulbs and new appliances. For example, homeowners would be eligible to receive up to $2,000 for implementing at least two upgrades from a list of qualifying measures, or up to $3,500 for at least four qualifying measures. In addition, higher incentives would be available for homeowners who achieve energy savings of at least 20%.
Not only would the HOME STAR program reduce energy bills for the average American citizen, it will also create more jobs in the construction and skilled trade/craftsman market. A $23 billion investment in HOME STAR would support 5.9 million residential energy retrofits and create thousands if not millions of new local jobs in construction and related industries. We believe that becoming a Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certified Home Performance Contractor is a necessary step to secure these energy retrofit jobs. To that end, Greener Dawn offers the only live BPI-accredited training course in the San Diego region.
Posted by Fan Ding in Residential
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