Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term BPI means the Building Performance Institute. The term energy audit means an inspection, survey, and analysis of energy flows for energy conservation in a building, process, or system to reduce the amount of energy input into the system without negatively affecting the output. An energy audit is the first step in identifying opportunities to reduce energy expense and carbon footprints. The term electric utility means any company, person, cooperative, State, or Indian tribe agency that delivers or sells electric energy at retail, including nonregulated utilities, utilities that are subject to State or Indian tribe rate regulation, and Federal power marketing administrations.
The term Federal Rebate Processing System means the Federal Rebate Processing System established under section 3(b). The term home means a residential dwelling unit in a building with no more than 4 dwelling units that— is located in the United States; was constructed before the date of enactment of this Act; and is occupied at least six months out of the year. The term Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program means the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program established under section 3(a).
The term homeowner means the owner of an owner-occupied home or a tenant-occupied home. The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ). The term natural gas utility means any company, person, cooperative, State or local governmental agency or instrumentality, or Indian tribe that transports, distributes, or sells natural gas at retail. The term qualified contractor means a residential energy efficiency contractor that meets minimum applicable requirements established under section 4.
The term qualified home energy efficiency retrofit means a retrofit described in section 8(d). The term quality assurance program means a program established under this Act, or recognized by the Secretary under this Act, to oversee the delivery of home efficiency retrofit programs to ensure that work is performed in accordance with standards and criteria established under this Act. Delivery of retrofit programs includes delivery of quality assurance reviews of rebate applications and field inspections.
Individuals performing quality assurance work under a quality assurance program must be certified under an ANSI accredited quality control inspection certification designation. The term quality assurance provider means any entity that meets the minimum applicable requirements established under section 6(b). The term rebate aggregator means an entity that meets the requirements of section 5. The term RESNET means the Residential Energy Services Network, which is a nonprofit certification and standard setting organization for home energy raters that evaluate the energy performance of a home and Energy Smart Contractors that make energy improvements to the home.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term State means— a State; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; the United States Virgin Islands; and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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