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Latest Newsletter: March 2019

New Homes Newsletter

Featured Media Coverage: At Home in Berks – December, 2019

Past Newsletters

March, 2019
November, 2018
August, 2018
May, 2018
February, 2018
November, 2017
August, 2017
May, 2017
February, 2017
June, 2016
March, 2016
November, 2015
July, 2015
March, 2015

Past Media Coverage

Reading Eagle Article 3 – March, 2018
Reading Eagle Article 2 – January, 2018
Reading Eagle Article 1 – January, 2018
Mountain Home Magazine – September, 2017
Bradford Daily Review – April, 2017
Juniata Valley Magazine – February, 2017
At Home in Berks – December, 2016
Erie Magazine – December, 2015
Meyersdale New Republic – November, 2015
Lewistown Sentinel – November, 2015
Mercer-Lawrence Business Chronicle – March, 2015
At Home in Berks – December, 2014
Post-Gazette.com – September 3, 2014

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- Home Energy Rating System (HERS) overview
- Builder/Rater testimonials

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Testimonial

"Every builder is claiming to be more energy efficient. What we tell the customer is that the proof is in the Home Energy Rating Score."

Chris Schoonmaker President - S&A Homes Housing Division

© FirstEnergy Corp. All rights reserved. The costs of energy efficiency programs are recovered through customer rates in accordance with PA Act 129 of 2008. For a complete list of commercial, industrial, residential, and low-income energy efficiency programs, please visit energysavePA.com

Terms and Conditions

Incentives are only available for homes that receive service from one of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities: Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, or West Penn Power (“FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities”).
Eligibility for participation in the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities Efficient New Homes and Low-Income Housing Program for homes located in Met-Ed, Penelec, Penn Power, and West Penn Power service areas will be solely within the time period from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2021. The Participant will not construe, claim, or imply that its participation in the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Efficient New Homes and Low-Income Housing Program constitutes FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities’ approval, acceptance, or endorsement of anything other than the Participant’s commitment to efficient construction practices. Participation does not constitute FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities’ endorsement of the Participant or its homes or services.
Work submitted in this program must be completed and reported by an eligible and certified HERS rater. The associated costs of hiring a HERS rater to provide evaluation of program eligibility are the responsibility of the builder.
All submissions of incentive and participation applications for these programs will be through the approved online submission process.
An incentive may be reserved by uploading basic project information through the approved submission process following the issuance of a building permit. A reservation guarantees an incentive will be paid but the actual amount will depend on the final rating and the program incentive structure at the time of the rating. These funds will be reserved for a period of six months from the date of the building permit. A reservation is only guaranteed insofar as the final rating meets all program eligibility requirements.
The Participant understands that the activities it undertakes in connection with FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities are voluntary and not intended to provide services to the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities. As such, the Participant will not submit a claim for compensation to any of the FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities.
The Participant and FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities will assume good faith as a general principle for resolving conflict and will seek to resolve all matters informally, so as to preserve maximum public confidence in FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities.
This agreement is voluntary and can be terminated by either party at any time for any reason, with no penalty.
It is the responsibility of the rater to ensure that all information is submitted to the program and that all requirements for the incentive are met. Failure to provide any of the required information will prevent processing of your application.
Participation in FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities programs DOES NOT GUARANTEE that incentives will be available for all of your homes.
Submittal of a new home to the program DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY YOUR HOME FOR AN INCENTIVE. Each home submitted will be reviewed to confirm that all requirements are met. If requirements are not met, the rater and/or builder will be contacted to discuss the remaining options.
FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities, their parents, subsidiaries, employees, affiliates and agents, and Performance Systems Development assume no responsibility for the performance of the equipment or equipment warranty, the quality of the work, labor and/or materials supplied, and/or the acts or omissions of the participating contractor.
Incentive payments will be based on the date of applications.
Please allow up to 60 days after submission of all documentation for receipt of your incentive.
All homes submitted to these programs may be independently verified by FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities and/or its assignees in order to confirm the accuracy of reported information. Refusal of access to the home for quality assurance inspections may prevent eligibility for an incentive.
Program and incentive levels are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
There are no limits to the number of homes that a builder may be eligible to submit for an incentive; e.g. a development of 100 homes may be eligible for 100 incentives if each home meets the requirements of the program.
For quality assurance purposes, the Participant agrees to share construction documents with program staff and evaluators, upon request, for any home receiving a FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Utilities’ incentive.
The customer hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, contractors and agents from any and all liability associated with this project.
By checking the box below, you indicate that you have reviewed and agree to all of the terms and conditions.
Failure to comply with any of the terms of this Participation Application can result in its termination and cessation of access to the benefits of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania Utilities, including use of the marks.

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