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Heat Smart NY - First and most importantly, if you are having trouble paying your energy bills and need assistance, there are a variety of programs you can turn to for help. HeatSmartNY.org consolidates information about energy bill assistance and programs. In addition, HeatSmartNY is filled with low-cost and no-cost tips to guide you and get your home ready for winter. With HeatSmartNY, you can also learn about programs available to help you plan for larger upgrades to make your home more energy efficient.
HEAP - HEAP is a federally funded program that issues heating benefits to supplement a household's annual energy cost. HEAP also offers an emergency benefit for households in a heat or heat related energy emergency. Additionally, HEAP offers a furnace repair and/or replacement benefit for households with inoperable heating equipment.
Energy audit - A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what measures you can take to make your home more energy efficient. An audit will show you problems that may, when corrected, save you significant amounts of money over time. During the audit, you can pinpoint where your house is losing energy. Audits also determine the efficiency of your home's heating and cooling systems. An audit may also show you ways to conserve hot water and electricity. You can perform a simple energy audit yourself, or have a professional energy auditor carry out a more thorough audit.
Blower door test - A blower door is a diagnostic tool designed to measure the air tightness of buildings, and to help locate air leakage sites. A blower door consists of a calibrated fan for measuring an airflow rate, and a pressure sensing device to measure the air pressure created by the fan flow. The combination of pressure and fan-flow measurements are used to determine the building air tightness.
Infrared scan - Energy auditors may use thermography-or infrared scanning-to detect thermal defects and air leakage in building envelopes. Infrared scanning allows energy auditors to check the effectiveness of insulation in a building's construction. The resulting thermograms help auditors determine whether a building needs insulation and where in the building it should go. Thermographic scans are also commonly used with a blower door test running. The blower door helps exaggerate air leaking through defects in the building shell.
Energy footprint - An energy footprint is a measure of land required to absorb the CO2 emissions. This approach focuses on the outcome of energy use, that is CO2 emissions, to highlight the problem and pave the way for corrective action to be taken.
Comprehensive home performance assessment report - Written report of your home's energy efficiency, problems and detailed plan for solutions and needed improvements.
Federal tax credit - On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed into law the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008." This bill extended tax credits for energy efficient home improvements (windows, doors, roofs, insulation, HVAC, and non-solar water heaters). Tax credits for these residential products, which had expired at the end of 2007, will now be available for improvements made during 2009. However, improvements made during 2008 are not eligible for a tax credit. The bill also extended tax credits for solar energy systems and fuel cells to 2016. New tax credits were established for small wind energy systems and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Tax credits for builders of new energy efficient homes and tax deductions for owners and designers of energy efficient commercial buildings were also extended.
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