Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term aggregator means a gas utility, electric utility, or commercial, nonprofit, or government entity that may receive rebates provided under a State program under this Act for one or more portfolios, consisting of one or more energy efficiency retrofits. The term contractor certification means an industry recognized certification that may be obtained by a residential contractor to advance the expertise and education of the contractor in energy efficiency retrofits of residential buildings, including— a certification provided by— the Building Performance Institute; the Air Conditioning Contractors of America; the National Comfort Institute; the North American Technician Excellence;
RESNET; the United States Green Building Council; or Home Innovation Research Labs; and any other certification the Secretary determines appropriate for purposes of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. The term contractor company means a company— the business of which is to provide services to residential building owners with respect to HVAC systems, insulation, air sealing, or other services that are approved by the Secretary; that holds the licenses and insurance required by the State in which the company provides services; and that provides services for which a rebate may be provided pursuant to the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program.
The term electric consumer has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term electric utility has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ). The term energy audit means an inspection, survey, and analysis of the energy use of a building, including the building envelope and HVAC system. The term gas consumer has the meaning given such term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ).
The term gas utility has the meaning given such term in section 302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3202 ). The term home means a building with no more than 4 dwelling units, or a manufactured housing unit, including units built before June 15, 1976, that— is located in the United States; was constructed before the date of enactment of this Act; and is occupied at least 6 months out of the year. The term Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program means the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program established under section 201.
The term homeowner means the owner of an owner-occupied home or a tenant-occupied home. The term home valuation certification means one of the following home assessments: Home Energy Score. PEARL Certification. National Green Building Standard. LEED. Any other assessment the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The term HOPE Qualification means the qualification described in section 103. The term HOPE training credit means a HOPE training task credit or a HOPE training supplemental credit.
The term HOPE training task credit means a credit described in section 102(a). The term HOPE training supplemental credit means a credit described in section 102(b). The term HVAC system means a system— consisting of a heating component, a ventilation component, and an air-conditioning component; and which components may include central air conditioning, a heat pump, a furnace, a boiler, a rooftop unit, and a window unit. The term measured performance home rebate means a rebate provided in accordance with section 203 and described in subsection
(e)of that section. The term measured performance multifamily building rebate means a rebate provided in accordance with section 205 and described in subsection
(e)of that section. The term meter means a device that measures and records energy usage data at any interval. The term modeled performance rebate means a rebate provided in accordance with section 203 and described in subsection
(d)of that section. The term modeled performance multifamily building rebate means a rebate provided in accordance with section 205 and described in subsection
(d)of that section. The term moderate income means, with respect to a household, a household with an annual income that is less than 80 percent of the area median income, as determined annually by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The term multifamily building means a building with 5 or more dwelling units. The term partial system rebate means a rebate provided in accordance with section 202. The term retail electric energy information means— the electric energy usage of an electric consumer over a time interval, as measured and recorded by the applicable meter; the retail electric energy prices or rates applied to the electric energy usage for the time interval described in subparagraph
(A)for the electric consumer; the cost of service provided to an electric consumer, as displayed on billing information provided to such electric consumer; and in the case of nonresidential electric meters, any other electrical information that the meter is programmed to record that is used for billing purposes (such as demand measured in kilowatts, voltage, frequency, current, and power factor). The term retail natural gas information means— the natural gas usage of a gas consumer, as measured and recorded by the applicable gas utility; the retail natural gas prices or rates applied to the natural gas usage described in subparagraph
(A)for the gas consumer; the cost of service provided to a gas consumer, as displayed on billing information provided to such gas consumer; and in the case of nonresidential natural gas meters, any other information that the meter is programmed to record that is used for billing purposes. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. The term State includes— 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. The term State energy office means the office or agency of a State responsible for developing the State energy conservation plan for the State under section 362 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6322 ). The term underserved community means— a community located in a ZIP Code that includes one or more census tracts that are identified as— a low-income community; or a community of racial or ethnic minority concentration; or any other community that the Secretary determines is disproportionately vulnerable to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, any combination of economic, social, and environmental stressors.
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