Tomorrow, the Boulder Green Building Guild (“BGBG”) will be hosting a brown bag lunch regarding Xcel Energy’s rebate programs for energy efficiency upgrades and ENERGY STAR for New Homes.

Populus participates in Xcel’s ENERGY STAR for New Homes programs and several of our clients have homes that are currently enrolled in the program.  There has been a recent change to the Xcel ENERGY STAR for New Homes program (the exclusion of PV from the HERS Score) that has caused many of our clients (especially our Boulder clients where the rebate standards are higher) to no longer qualify for rebates or to qualify for substantially lower rebates.  All Populus clients, regardless of whether they receive Xcel rebates, receive complimentary framing inspections and infrared thermography through participation in the Xcel ENERGY STAR for New Homes program.

If you have questions about the Xcel ENERGY STAR for New Homes program or changes to the program, we encourage you to attend the BGBG’s Brown Bag tomorrow where you will have the opportunity to meet Todd Gamboa, who administers the program on behalf of Xcel Energy.

For more information, or to register, visit the BGBG’s website.

Populus is a full service sustainable design consulting firm that focuses on high performance, net-zero and near-net-zero custom residential and multi-family projects.  Populus guides architects and builders through the requirements of mandatory green building codes and optional green home certification programs, providing HERS rating, LEED for Homes Green Rater services and LEED for Homes training.  Visit Populus at www.popboulder.com.

Tags: BGBG Brown Bag, ENERGY STAR Boulder, Xcel ENERGY STAR Rebates, Xcel Rebates Boulder

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