Buying, renting or building a new home or addition presents a great opportunity to incorporate energy-saving features right from the start.

Buyers and Renters

• Visit Buy or Rent a New Home to find out what to ask or look for when you go house-hunting.
• Visit Upgrade Your Home to learn more ways to save energy and money once you move in. Then use Flex Your Power's locators to find Rebates, Incentives & Services offered by your local utility and private organizations in California to help offset the cost of energy-efficient upgrades.

Developers and Do-It-Yourself Builders

• Go to Build a New Home to learn why it pays to build efficiently.
• Then use Flex Your Power's locators to find Rebates, Incentives & Services. Utilities and private organizations in California offer both building professionals and residential customers incentives and technical assistance for new home construction projects.

More Resources

Calculate and Present the Benefits of ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes

Home developers of ENERGY STAR qualified homes can use the U.S. EPA's HomeCalc computer program to show home buyers how ENERGY STAR qualified homes can deliver better comfort, protect the environment and cost less to own. HomeCalc tool on ENERGY STAR website

SUCCESS STORY: First Community Housing

Murphy Ranch in Morgan Hill, CA, exceeds Title 24 by 25%. Annual savings is estimated to be $10,450 and 47.4 megawatts. (4 pgs., PDF) Download case study

SUCCESS STORY: BRIDGE Housing

Chestnut Linden Court in West Oakland, CA, exceeds Title 24 by 15%. This affordable housing development incorporates solutions such as two 31.5 kilowatt-hour photovoltaic systems. (4 pgs., PDF) Download case study

How to Finance an Energy-Efficient New Home

Consider an energy-efficient mortgage, which allows homebuyers to borrow more money to help pay for energy efficiency improvements or upgrades. Learn More