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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 3456 (Introduced in House) — To make grants to support online training of residential contractors and rebates for the energy efficiency upgrades o... · Sec. 203

Sec. 203. State administered rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits

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In carrying out the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall provide grants to States to carry out programs to provide rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits in accordance with this section. In order to receive a grant under this section a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes a plan to implement a State program that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c).
Not later than 60 days after receipt of a completed application for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall either approve the application or provide to the applicant an explanation for denying the application. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish minimum criteria for a State program to meet to qualify for funding under this section, including— that the State program be carried out by the applicable State energy office or its designee; that a rebate be provided under a State program only for a home energy efficiency retrofit that— is completed by a contractor who meets minimum training requirements, certification requirements, and other requirements established by the Secretary; includes installation of one or more home energy efficiency retrofit measures that together are modeled to achieve, or are shown to achieve, the minimum reduction required under this section— in home energy use; or with respect to a portfolio of home energy efficiency retrofits, in aggregated home energy use for such portfolio; does not include installation of any measure that the Secretary determines does not improve whole building energy performance of the home, such as a pool pump, pool heater, or spa; and includes, after installation of the applicable home energy efficiency retrofit measures, a test-out procedure conducted in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary of such measures to ensure— the safe operation of all systems post retrofit; and that all improvements are included in, and have been installed according to— manufacturers’ installation specifications; and all applicable State and local codes or equivalent standards approved by the Secretary; that the State program utilize— for purposes of modeled performance home rebates, modeling software, methods, and procedures— for determining and documenting the reductions in home energy use resulting from the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit that can be calibrated to historical energy usage for a home consistent with BPI 2400; that are approved by the Secretary; that can provide evidence for necessary improvements to a State program; and that can help to calibrate models for accuracy; for purposes of measured performance home rebates, methods and procedures approved by the Secretary for determining and documenting— the monthly and hourly (if available) weather-normalized baseline energy use of a home; and the reductions in monthly and hourly (if available) weather-normalized energy use of a home resulting from the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit; and open-source advanced measurement and verification software approved by the Secretary; that the State program include implementation of a quality assurance program— to ensure that home energy efficiency retrofits are achieving the stated level of energy savings, that efficiency measures were installed correctly, and that work is performed in accordance with procedures developed by the Secretary, including through quality-control inspections for a portion of home energy efficiency retrofits completed by each applicable contractor; and under which a quality-control inspection of a home energy efficiency retrofit is performed by a quality assurance provider who— is independent of the contractor for such retrofit; and will confirm that such contractor is a contractor who meets the minimum requirements described in paragraph (2); that, if the State program will provide measured performance home rebates, the State program— only provide such a measured performance home rebate with respect to a home energy efficiency retrofit after collecting at least 13 months of data on home energy usage after completion of such retrofit; establish and utilize, in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary, a maximum fractional savings uncertainty for any portfolio of home energy efficiency retrofits; and publicly report annual aggregated reductions in home energy use for homes for which measured performance home rebates are provided; that the State program include procedures for a homeowner to transfer the right to claim a rebate to the contractor performing the applicable home energy efficiency retrofit or to an aggregator, if the State program will utilize aggregators; that if the State program will utilize aggregators to facilitate delivery of rebates to homeowners or contractors, that the State program include requirements for an entity to be eligible to serve as an aggregator; that the State program include requirements for a homeowner, contractor, or aggregator to claim a rebate, including that the homeowner, contractor, or aggregator submit to the State any applicable forms that are approved by the Secretary, including a copy of the certificate provided by the applicable contractor certifying projected or measured reduction of home energy use; that the State program provide that a homeowner, contractor, or aggregator may claim more than one rebate under the State program, and may claim a rebate under the State program after receiving a partial system rebate under section 202, provided that no 2 rebates may be provided with respect to a home using the same baseline energy use of such home; and that the State program include a procedure for providing, with respect to each home located in an underserved community that receives a home energy efficiency retrofit for which a rebate is provided under the program, the contractor performing such home energy efficiency retrofit, or an aggregator who has the right to claim such rebate, $200.
In carrying out a State program under this section, a State may provide a homeowner, contractor, or aggregator a rebate, to be known as a modeled performance home rebate, for an energy audit of a home and a home energy efficiency retrofit that is projected, using modeling software approved by the Secretary, to reduce home energy use by at least 20 percent. Except as provided in section 206, and subject to subparagraph (B), the amount of a modeled performance home rebate provided under a State program shall be equal to not more than 50 percent of the cost of the applicable energy audit of a home and home energy efficiency retrofit, including the cost of diagnostic procedures, labor, reporting, and modeling.
Except as provided in section 206, with respect to an energy audit and home energy efficiency retrofit that is projected to reduce home energy use by— at least 20 percent, but less than 35 percent, the maximum amount of a modeled performance home rebate shall be $2,000; and at least 35 percent, the maximum amount of a modeled performance home rebate shall be $4,000. In carrying out a State program under this section, a State may provide a homeowner, contractor, or an aggregator a rebate, to be known as a measured performance home rebate, for a home energy efficiency retrofit, or portfolio of home energy efficiency retrofits, where— for a home energy efficiency retrofit that is not part of a portfolio, there is reduction in home energy use of at least 15 percent; and for home energy efficiency retrofits that are part of a portfolio, there is an aggregate reduction in home energy use of at least 15 percent.
For purposes of a measured performance home rebate, reductions in home energy use shall be measured— at the meter; in terms of reductions in kilowatt hour, or kilowatt hour-equivalent, use; and using methods and procedures approved by the Secretary. Except as provided in section 206— in the case of a home energy efficiency retrofit— that is not part of a portfolio, the amount of a measured performance home rebate provided under a State program shall be not more than 50 percent of the direct costs of the home energy efficiency retrofit to the homeowner; and that is part of a portfolio, the aggregated amount for measured performance home rebates provided for such portfolio under a State program shall be not more than 50 percent of the aggregated direct costs of the home energy efficiency retrofits that are part of the portfolio; the amount of a measured performance home rebate provided under a State program shall be determined— in the case of a home energy efficiency retrofit that is not part of a portfolio, based on the amount that home energy use for the home is reduced, provided such reduction is at least 15 percent; and in the case of a home energy efficiency retrofit that is part of a portfolio, based on the amount that home energy use for the home is reduced, regardless of whether such reduction is at least 15 percent; and the amount of a measured performance home rebate provided under a State program shall be determined using a payment rate per kilowatt hour or kilowatt hour-equivalent of reduction in home energy use that is— established by the State energy office and approved by the Secretary; and not more than a payment rate that would equal, for a 20 percent reduction in average home energy use, based on State energy data, a rebate of not more than $2,000.
If the Secretary determines that a State is not implementing a State program that was approved pursuant to subsection
(b)and that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c), the Secretary may, after providing the State a period of at least 90 days to meet such criteria, withhold grant funds under this section from the State. A State may use up to 10 percent of a grant received under this section for the costs of administering a State program approved pursuant to subsection
(b)and that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c).
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