Still Unanswered Questions from the HPwES Meeting

April 15th, 2011 | 0 Comments

Wednesday, April 13th was the annual Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) Stakeholders Meeting in Washington, DC. Attendees included representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), utility companies, program implementers, and program sponsors. I was attending on behalf of GoodCents. GoodCents develops and manages utility-sponsored mass-market demand response and energy efficiency programs for residential and small business customers. I assist them with ENERGY STAR new homes, HPwES, and home energy retrofit (both mass-market and low income weatherization) programs.

The goal of the meeting was to discuss the transition of the program from the EPA to DOE and what the future holds for the program. Or at least that was the goal. Many questions remain unanswered, but the various stakeholders provided valuable feedback. (more…)

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