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EPA Announces ENERGY STAR® NextGen™ Certification for New Homes and
Apartments
WASHINGTON—Today, May 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officially
announced the launch of ENERGY STAR® NextGen™ Certified Homes and
Apartments, a voluntary, leading-edge certification program for the nation’s
residential new construction sector. Developed with funding from President
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, ENERGY STAR NextGen will increase national
energy and emissions savings by accelerating the building industry’s
adoption of advanced, energy-efficient technologies.
“President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is addressing climate
challenges head-on and accelerating the adoption of clean, affordable
technologies,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “By collaborating
with developers and home builders nationwide, ENERGY STAR NextGen is set to
act as a catalyst for the construction of new, energy-efficient homes and
apartment buildings. Strategic partnerships like this are not just cutting
costs for American families and greenhouse gas emissions — they’re paving
the way for a clean energy future for current and future generations.”
Building on the 30-year legacy of the EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, the ENERGY
STAR NextGen certification will recognize homes and apartments with increased
energy efficiency; reduced on-site emissions through heat pumps, heat pump
water heaters, electric cooking appliances; and residential electric vehicle
charging. Compared to typical code-level construction, homes earning the
ENERGY STAR NextGen certification will be 20% more efficient and help to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40%–80%.
Across the country, several early adopters have already begun to build to the
ENERGY STAR NextGen specification:
Beazer Homes (Maryland)
GreenSmith Builders (Minnesota)
New Tradition Homes (Washington)
Quantum Equities, LLC (Washington)
Thrive Home Builders (Colorado)
Additionally, several utilities have announced early incentives for builders
to adopt the specification:
EmPOWER Maryland, including Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Potomac Electric
Power Company (Pepco), and Potomac Edison (PE) (Maryland)
Snohomish County Public Utility District No. 1 (Washington)
Utah Clean Energy (Utah)
Xcel Energy (Minnesota)
Xcel Energy (Colorado)
Energy used in commercial and residential buildings accounts for one-third of
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. An EPA study last fall estimated that these
same buildings have the potential to cut their emissions by up to 63% by 2030
and up to 70% by 2035. By encouraging efficient, electric technologies, the
new ENERGY STAR NextGen certification can play an important role in achieving
this goal.
Learn more about the ENERGY STAR NextGen certification.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing
simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely
on to make well-informed decisions. Thousands of industrial, commercial,
utility, state, and local organizations rely on their partnership with EPA to
deliver cost-saving energy efficiency solutions. Since 1992, ENERGY STAR and
its partners helped American families and businesses avoid more than $500
billion in energy costs and achieve more than 4 billion metric tons of
greenhouse gas reductions. Nearly 2.5 million energy-efficient new homes and
apartments have earned ENERGY STAR certification to date, and about 10% of all
U.S. homes built in America earned the ENERGY STAR label last year.
Learn more:
ENERGY STAR Residential New Construction Program
Federal Tax Credits for Builders of Energy-Efficient Homes
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