- Provides owners and occupants of single family homes an easy and low cost home energy audit. It will include a walk through audit of customer homes, direct install measures, and recommendations for additional home energy improvements.
- Designed to promote the testing and repair of poorly performing duct and air distribution systems. Qualifying customers will be provided an incentive to have a contractor test and seal ducts in their homes using methods approved for the Program, such as mastic material or foil tape with an acrylic adhesive to seal all joints and connections. The repairs are expected to reduce the average air leakage of a home's conditioned floor area to industry standards.
- Provides qualifying customers with an incentive to have a contractor tune-up their existing heat pumps once every five years in order to achieve maximum operational performance. A properly tuned system should increase efficiency, reduce operating costs, and prevent premature equipment failures.
- Provides incentives for residential heat pump (e.g., air and geothermal) upgrades. Qualifying equipment must have better Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio and Heating Seasonal Performance Factor ratings than the current nationally mandated efficiency standards.
- As part of this Program, an energy auditor will perform an on-site energy audit of a commercial customer's facility. The customer will receive a report showing the projected energy and cost savings that could be anticipated from the implementation of options identified during the audit. Once a qualifying customer provides documentation that some of the recommended energy efficiency improvements have been made at the customer's expense, a portion of the audit price will be refunded, up to the full price of the audit.
- Promotes testing and general repair of poorly performing duct and air distribution systems in commercial facilities. The Program provides incentives to qualifying customers to have a contractor seal ducts in existing buildings using program-approved methods, including: aerosol sealant, mastic, or foil tape with an acrylic adhesive. Such systems include air handlers, air intake, return and supply plenums, and any connecting duct work.
- Provides qualifying customers with an incentive to curtail load by operating customer-owned backup generation when called upon to do so up to 120 hours per year. The Program is implemented by a contractor who is responsible for installing equipment to enable remote operation and monitoring of the customer's backup generation equipment and for dispatching load curtailment events under the direction of the Company.
8 comments:
I got one of these: http://www.currentcost.com/product-envi.html
but the little jaws on the monitoring device don't go totally around the fat wires coming in to my meter box outside and won't register properly. I am sure some wise DOM engineer or tech can tell me something easy like increase the diameter by adding a ball point pen (but not that) but when I try to call DOM for help, there is no one to speak to like that & i get hung up on. Who can help me make my monitor work??
Hi Bob and Sue, thanks for your question. Unfortunately, we don’t support devices like these, I would suggest consulting the Current Cost technical support (helpme@currentcost.com) or a qualified electrician to help resolve your issue.
However, Dominion does offer the Watts Up meter (http://dom.com/products/product-catalog/watts-up/index.jsp), which can help you measure energy usage on your electrical devices.
Hi. What happened to the stipends for CFL bulbs?
As a regulated utility, Dominion Virginia Power must file (and receive approval) for any programs we want to offer customers with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). The SCC is responsible for acting on behalf of the consumer and determining what they deem to be in the general public’s best interest.
Dominion’s Lighting Program ended on December 31, 2011. The company saw value in continuing to offer this program to customers, and so we filed for approval of a second phase of the program. The SCC did not approve this request; therefore, we are unable to offer the program to our customers at this time.
We are in the process of adding an addition to our home, which is an old farmhouse. Also, we are interested in installing a geothermal system as well as interested in learning more about Dominion's "easy and low cost home energy audit" program for 2012.
Where can we find more info and the contact information for scheduling an audit?
Bring back the CFLs!
The Home Energy Check-Up program (home energy audit referenced in posting) is expected to launch in August.
Information about the program, including instructions on participating in the program, will be available on the website starting August 1st.
Do you ever plan on offering the "green power providers" program with the TVA?
Seems the program you offer is a bit backwards. I have no interest in your current program - which I pay more per KWh for someone else to produce green energy. It just makes my bill go up.
Seems a lot of electric providers are rewarding customers by paying them a small premium to install green energy systems that share unused power with everyone else. Any plans to participate by Dominion?
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