Home Performance Solutions

It all comes down to money.
Most of us understand that protecting our environment is critically important. All of us have our own ideas on just how much we are willing to change our lifestyle and just how much we are willing to spend to  make our lifestyles greener.  As a long time member of the Wildlands Conservancy, NWF,  farm owner, and  having a lifelong appreciation of our forest , lakes and rivers, I searched for ways to protect the natural world that I love.  I decided to steer my business toward the home performance field after a number of years of research. It was this research that showed me that we could do a large part in protecting our world at a very little cost, and that would actually  show a  profit on the money we invested in a relatively short time.
If  you truly want to create less polution, lower your carbon foot print,  protect your family's health and comfort, and at the same time  save real money,  home energy efficiency and conservation is right for you.

Audit Types

PPL Customers; For PPL customers who wish to apply for the PPL rebate a web based audit is performed in your home by our auditor and a report generated at that time.  This audit averages about 4 hours start to finish.

Pros: The audit report is completed and printed in your home on the day of the audit. PPL rebates part of the cost of the audit and qualifies the home owner for rebates from PPL for energy improvements. PPL also supplies energy saving devices to be installed in the home at the time of the audit.

Cons: The web based audit may not have the detail that some home owners require. Can not be used for Keystone Help financing.

Cost $400.

Keystone Help Audit; Those homeowners that are seeking financing from Keystone Help will need a audit modeled in software called REMRATE. This audit requires the same amount of time in your home, but then an additional 3 to 4 hours spent at our office to input your data into the software. Reports are then mailed or e-mailed to the homeowner.

Pros: A very detailed report can be generated with this software and allows for improvements such as solar water, solar PV, ground source heat pumps to be modeled. This would allow financial considerations these types of improvements to be included in the report.

Cons: A 3 to 4 week  time frame is required to allow this type of audit to be modeled.

Cost: $475. Plus a $75 pass thru fee if a HERS number is required. These fees are for a third party to review your homes data file.

Treat Audit;  The Treat audit is very similar to the REMRATE audit but is a bit easier and quicker in reporting time.

Pros;  Nice middle of the road choice. More detail than PPL audit Less cost than REMRATE.

Cons: Can not model solar and ground source heat pumps as detailed as REMRATE. Can not be used for Keystone help or PPL rebates.

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