2010 ENERGY STAR Homes Market Transformation ProgramAnnouncementThe 2010 ENERGY STAR program is now available at http://www.tnpeefficiency.com/energystar/2010/Login.asp?YEAR=2010. New participants must register in the 2010 database; returning users may use previous years’ login information. Eligible homes must have a HERS Index of 85 or lower and must be certified on or after Jan. 1, 2010. Builders and Raters participating in Texas New Mexico Power Company's (TNMP's) ENERGY STAR program produced nearly 500 home certificates within our service area in 2009. TNMP encourages raters and builders to continue increasing their level of program support. Description TNMP's ENERGY STAR program works with builders to improve the energy efficiency of new homes through the use of advanced building materials and techniques. TNMP is continuing its ENERGY STAR program in 2010 for builders and raters who are participating in the Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) and CenterPoint Energy ENERGY STAR New Home programs. The approach will be very similar to the 2009 program in that only those builders and raters that have applied to, and are accepted into, Oncor's or CenterPoint's programs can participate in the TNMP program. Eligibility In addition to builder eligibility as established by a Oncor or CenterPoint contract, the builder or rater must produce a copy of the ENERGY STAR Certificate and TNMP must be able to certify the location of the home in TNMP's service area (for a list of eligible zip codes to participate in TNMP's ENERGY STAR Homes Program please click here). TNMP serves many communities in the northern part of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, as well as between Houston and Galveston. To be eligible for payment, homes must:
Program Pricing In cooperation with Oncor and CenterPoint, TNMP will provide incentives directly to the builders and raters of these homes, and will provide support to Oncor and CenterPoint for contributing to the increased demand for ENERGY STAR homes in the D/FW and Houston/Galveston regions. There is no limit on the number of homes that can be submitted for payment by any one builder until funds are exhausted. TNMP will award incentives in order or receipt. Once funds are exhausted, TNMP will close the program for the remainder of the year, and TNMP reserves the right to discontinue the program at any time. TNMP will endeavor to provide reasonable notice, in accordance with the rationale for any changes (such as PUCT orders). Reporting To receive your incentives, please do the following: 1. Provide the requested information for each eligible home. TNMP's data should be submitted using online reporting tool available at TNMP's website (www.tnpeefficiency.com). Look for the section captioned 2010 Market Transformation Program. All requested information must be provided. 2. For each home, a hard copy or electronic copy of its ENERGY STAR certificate must be provided. To be eligible, the ENERGY STAR certification date must be 1/1/2010 or later, and must not duplicate an incentive request previously made to TNMP, or any other electric or gas utility. All certificates should be sent to Frontier Associates for delivery within 15 days of spreadsheet submittal, but in no case later than December 31, 2010. The address is:
After this information has been submitted, TNMP and Frontier Associates will verify each home's eligibility and issue payment. To be eligible for payment, homes must:
For more information, please contact Margaret Marchant of Frontier Associates at (512) 372-8778 x100 or (mmarchant@frontierassoc.com) or Stefani Case of TNMP at (469) 484-8590 or Stefani.Case@pnmresources.com. |
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