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Assessing the Effects of a Program to Promote Energy-Efficiency Upgrades in Existing Homes
Abstract
Energy efficient mortgages (EEMs) are
intended to mitigate some of the financial barriers to
upgrading the energy efficiency of existing (and
sometimes new) houses. The Time of Sale Energy
Renovation Program (TOSER) is designed to
overcome key obstacles that have limited the use of
EEMs when existing homes are sold. Conducted by
Staples-Hutchinson for Pacific Gas and Electric, the
Program primarily provides seminars to real estate
agents and lenders to educate them about the
characteristics and benefits of EEMs. EEMs typically
allow the buyer to include cost-effective efficiency
upgrades in her mortgage. This paper presents an
overview of the TOSER Program and the results of
the third and fourth evaluation of this Program. This
study relied on market actor interviews and statistical
analyses of key program data to identify program
impacts and opportunities to improve program
effectiveness.
Citation
Lee, A.; Larkin, J.; Gobris, M. K.; Boughen, S.; Staples, J. (2002). Assessing the Effects of a Program to Promote Energy-Efficiency Upgrades in Existing Homes. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /4563.