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Utilizing Government Grants to
Make Your Home More
Comfortable and Profitable
Chris Williams - Artisan Renewables
cwilliams@artisanreneables.com
617 702 2676
What you (the homeowner) will
takeaway from this workshop
✤   Where you can invest in your home and how it can improve comfort,
    durability, and your financial condition

✤   How each renewable energy technology works, and how we integrate
    into your home

✤   Which houses, and property owners are best suited.

✤   The positives and negative of investing in each technology

✤   How to take advantage of government incentives.

✤   What you can do next if you’re interested in investing in renewables
Outline of time

✤   My Story - 4 minutes

✤   Problems and Opportunities - 7.63 minutes

✤   Solutions and Technologies - 11.50 minutes

✤   Benefits and Downsides to you - 3.78 minutes

✤   Government Incentives - 4.14 minutes

✤   Next Steps - 1.99 minutes

✤   Q+A - How many questions do you have?
My Story

 ✤   IGSHPA Certified Geothermal Installer

 ✤   NABCEP Solar PV Installer

 ✤   Installed over 300kW of solar pv [ picture]

 ✤   Installed tens of residential geothermal systems

 ✤   Over 20 residential and commercial solar thermal

 ✤   Babson College Graduate

 ✤   HeatSpring Learning Institute CMO

 ✤   Write articles for Renewable Energy World,
     Alternative Energy Stocks, Cleantechies
Artisan Builders --> Renewables

✤   Started by 3 guys 30 years ago

✤   Specialize in renovation and creating super-efficient shells

✤   KNOW Maine buildings and how to integrate new systems

✤   Expanding into renewables
1. Problems and Opportunities
✤   Belfast Establish in 1853

✤   Built in Back in Brick

✤   Small Community but OLD HOMES + Oil Heat

    ✤   Ballon Framing. Single Pane Windows. Poor insulation's and air
        sealing

    ✤   Maine’s primarily driven by oil heat due to our location and
        density

✤   OLD Homes and OIL Heat = Bad combo :(

✤
1. Cost
1. Comfort
1. Comfort
2. Solutions and Technology

✤   Cost
    ✤   Geothermal, Solar PV, Solar Thermal
✤   Comfort
    ✤   Geothermal, Energy Audit - Addresses air leaks

✤   Durability

    ✤   Energy Audit - Address mold, structural, and insulation issues

✤   What you can easily do yourself to save money and increase comfort
Energy Audit Solution
Geothermal. Like your fridge?
Geothermal Explained
Draft 1: Artisan Renewables Free 20 Minute Workshop for Homeowners
Solar Photovoltaic Explained
Draft 1: Artisan Renewables Free 20 Minute Workshop for Homeowners
Draft 1: Artisan Renewables Free 20 Minute Workshop for Homeowners
Solar Thermal Explained
Draft 1: Artisan Renewables Free 20 Minute Workshop for Homeowners
What you can do yourself?

✤   Power strips

✤   Kill a watt

✤   The Energy Detective

✤   Programmable Thermostate

✤   Lighting Changes

✤   Showerheards
3. Benefits and Downsides

✤   Benefits                          ✤   Downsides

✤   Great Financial Returns (SEE     ✤   Cash Investment - Do you have
    Next Slide)                          the cash?

    ✤   Increase in Property Value   ✤   Can you take advantage of
                                         gov’t grants?
✤   Comfort - HUGE difference,
    especially in old houses         ✤   Are you staying in your home
                                         for a while? Do you own your
✤   Increasing durability                home?

                                     ✤   Contractors in your home.
3. Financial Benefits
Oil at $ 3.50 gallon....
✤   IRR around 18% pre-tax.

✤   1 dollar invested yield .18
    return for the next 30 years
3. Financial Benefits - Solar PV
                                       Your Electric Utility Costs
                              40,000
✤   Over the next 20 years
    electricity from your
                              30,000
    utility will cost you
    $32,567
                              20,000
✤   Cash Purchase Returns
    Minimum IRR of 7%
                              10,000

✤   Government Financing at
    5%                            0
                                             0                   20
3. Financial - Solar Thermal

✤   Average home solar thermal saves 300 - 350 gallons per year.

    ✤   @ $3.50 per gallon that is...at least $1050 per year.

    ✤   Cash Returns are high $10k invested yields around $1050 savings
        every year for the next 30 years.

    ✤   VERY Little Risk - You use hot water during recessions!

    ✤   Financed with a PACE loan (SEE Next Slide). More profitable from
        day 1 --> Savings from oil = $107, additional loan $74, $29 dollar
        savings from day 1. After 10 year, you’ll save whole amount
3. Financial - Energy Audits
✤   Takes the most work - but cream of the crop. Increase comfort and cash!

✤   Can range from 2k to 20k just for the project. Varies widely.

✤   Energy savings between 10% and 50% depending on the state of your
    home.

    ✤   1st Phase: Weather stripping doors and windows, air sealing
        basement, living, chimney, etc. Smart strips, switching appliances

    ✤   2nd Phase: Whole house insulation, New windows/doors, adding
        storm windows, HVAC upgrades

    ✤   3rd Stage (or 1st if needed) Removing and replacing rotten cills,
        porches, new roofs etc
4. Government Incentives
(Federal)

✤   30 % Federal Government Investment Tax Credit

    ✤   Until 2012 Can Apply as 1603 Grant in Lieu of Tax Credit

✤   MACRS - Modified Accelerated Costs Recovery Systems.

    ✤   Only Allowed for Commercial Properties

    ✤   100% Bonus Depreciation until 2012 on Year 1

    ✤   2012 50% on Year 1, then the rest over 5 years
4. Maine State Incentives

                                         Financing
✤   Rebates
                                         ✤   PACE - Up to $15k at 4.99%, 15
    ✤   Solar Rebates:                       year fixed interest rate.
                                             Available in Belfast.
        ✤   Solar PV up to $2k
                                         ✤   New Generation Energy
        ✤   Solar Thermal up to $1k          Commercial Solar Lending - Up
                                             to $100k at 0 to 5% interest
    ✤   Home Energy Savings Plan.
        30% project costs, up to $1.5k   ✤   Small Business Loan Program -
        For efficiency + solar thermal        90% of cost up to $35,000. 1%
                                             interest
5. Next Steps


✤   Best Candidates for Investing in
    Their Homes
✤   How to Spot a Good Contractor
✤   Specific Process for Getting Work
    Done
Best Candidates for Investing

✤   Own their home, planning on staying for 20 years

✤   Have tax appetite - Government based on tax credits

✤   Have cash and are looking for solid investment with little
    risk

✤   Old house that is uncomfortable and inefficient

✤   Going to be replacing equipment soon anyway
How to Spot a good Contractor
✤   IGSHPA - Geothermal Installer

✤   NABCEP Certified for Solar

✤   Years of Building Experience - at least 10 years focused on energy efficiency
    working on Maine Buildings

    ✤   Huge difference between knowing how to build a home and making it
        energy efficient

✤   References - Always ask for references

✤   Do they know financing or are they just builders?

✤   All in one shop?
Process for Investing

✤   Find a good contractor (SEE last slide)

✤   Discuss your interests with them, get feedback

✤   Schedule a site visit

✤   Analyze Recommendations Made on Site Visit

✤   Make a yes/no decision
Questions and Answer?
✤   Chris Williams [photo]

✤   Phone

✤   Email

✤   Address

✤   Website

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Draft 1: Artisan Renewables Free 20 Minute Workshop for Homeowners

  • 1. Utilizing Government Grants to Make Your Home More Comfortable and Profitable Chris Williams - Artisan Renewables cwilliams@artisanreneables.com 617 702 2676
  • 2. What you (the homeowner) will takeaway from this workshop ✤ Where you can invest in your home and how it can improve comfort, durability, and your financial condition ✤ How each renewable energy technology works, and how we integrate into your home ✤ Which houses, and property owners are best suited. ✤ The positives and negative of investing in each technology ✤ How to take advantage of government incentives. ✤ What you can do next if you’re interested in investing in renewables
  • 3. Outline of time ✤ My Story - 4 minutes ✤ Problems and Opportunities - 7.63 minutes ✤ Solutions and Technologies - 11.50 minutes ✤ Benefits and Downsides to you - 3.78 minutes ✤ Government Incentives - 4.14 minutes ✤ Next Steps - 1.99 minutes ✤ Q+A - How many questions do you have?
  • 4. My Story ✤ IGSHPA Certified Geothermal Installer ✤ NABCEP Solar PV Installer ✤ Installed over 300kW of solar pv [ picture] ✤ Installed tens of residential geothermal systems ✤ Over 20 residential and commercial solar thermal ✤ Babson College Graduate ✤ HeatSpring Learning Institute CMO ✤ Write articles for Renewable Energy World, Alternative Energy Stocks, Cleantechies
  • 5. Artisan Builders --> Renewables ✤ Started by 3 guys 30 years ago ✤ Specialize in renovation and creating super-efficient shells ✤ KNOW Maine buildings and how to integrate new systems ✤ Expanding into renewables
  • 6. 1. Problems and Opportunities ✤ Belfast Establish in 1853 ✤ Built in Back in Brick ✤ Small Community but OLD HOMES + Oil Heat ✤ Ballon Framing. Single Pane Windows. Poor insulation's and air sealing ✤ Maine’s primarily driven by oil heat due to our location and density ✤ OLD Homes and OIL Heat = Bad combo :( ✤
  • 10. 2. Solutions and Technology ✤ Cost ✤ Geothermal, Solar PV, Solar Thermal ✤ Comfort ✤ Geothermal, Energy Audit - Addresses air leaks ✤ Durability ✤ Energy Audit - Address mold, structural, and insulation issues ✤ What you can easily do yourself to save money and increase comfort
  • 20. What you can do yourself? ✤ Power strips ✤ Kill a watt ✤ The Energy Detective ✤ Programmable Thermostate ✤ Lighting Changes ✤ Showerheards
  • 21. 3. Benefits and Downsides ✤ Benefits ✤ Downsides ✤ Great Financial Returns (SEE ✤ Cash Investment - Do you have Next Slide) the cash? ✤ Increase in Property Value ✤ Can you take advantage of gov’t grants? ✤ Comfort - HUGE difference, especially in old houses ✤ Are you staying in your home for a while? Do you own your ✤ Increasing durability home? ✤ Contractors in your home.
  • 23. Oil at $ 3.50 gallon.... ✤ IRR around 18% pre-tax. ✤ 1 dollar invested yield .18 return for the next 30 years
  • 24. 3. Financial Benefits - Solar PV Your Electric Utility Costs 40,000 ✤ Over the next 20 years electricity from your 30,000 utility will cost you $32,567 20,000 ✤ Cash Purchase Returns Minimum IRR of 7% 10,000 ✤ Government Financing at 5% 0 0 20
  • 25. 3. Financial - Solar Thermal ✤ Average home solar thermal saves 300 - 350 gallons per year. ✤ @ $3.50 per gallon that is...at least $1050 per year. ✤ Cash Returns are high $10k invested yields around $1050 savings every year for the next 30 years. ✤ VERY Little Risk - You use hot water during recessions! ✤ Financed with a PACE loan (SEE Next Slide). More profitable from day 1 --> Savings from oil = $107, additional loan $74, $29 dollar savings from day 1. After 10 year, you’ll save whole amount
  • 26. 3. Financial - Energy Audits ✤ Takes the most work - but cream of the crop. Increase comfort and cash! ✤ Can range from 2k to 20k just for the project. Varies widely. ✤ Energy savings between 10% and 50% depending on the state of your home. ✤ 1st Phase: Weather stripping doors and windows, air sealing basement, living, chimney, etc. Smart strips, switching appliances ✤ 2nd Phase: Whole house insulation, New windows/doors, adding storm windows, HVAC upgrades ✤ 3rd Stage (or 1st if needed) Removing and replacing rotten cills, porches, new roofs etc
  • 27. 4. Government Incentives (Federal) ✤ 30 % Federal Government Investment Tax Credit ✤ Until 2012 Can Apply as 1603 Grant in Lieu of Tax Credit ✤ MACRS - Modified Accelerated Costs Recovery Systems. ✤ Only Allowed for Commercial Properties ✤ 100% Bonus Depreciation until 2012 on Year 1 ✤ 2012 50% on Year 1, then the rest over 5 years
  • 28. 4. Maine State Incentives Financing ✤ Rebates ✤ PACE - Up to $15k at 4.99%, 15 ✤ Solar Rebates: year fixed interest rate. Available in Belfast. ✤ Solar PV up to $2k ✤ New Generation Energy ✤ Solar Thermal up to $1k Commercial Solar Lending - Up to $100k at 0 to 5% interest ✤ Home Energy Savings Plan. 30% project costs, up to $1.5k ✤ Small Business Loan Program - For efficiency + solar thermal 90% of cost up to $35,000. 1% interest
  • 29. 5. Next Steps ✤ Best Candidates for Investing in Their Homes ✤ How to Spot a Good Contractor ✤ Specific Process for Getting Work Done
  • 30. Best Candidates for Investing ✤ Own their home, planning on staying for 20 years ✤ Have tax appetite - Government based on tax credits ✤ Have cash and are looking for solid investment with little risk ✤ Old house that is uncomfortable and inefficient ✤ Going to be replacing equipment soon anyway
  • 31. How to Spot a good Contractor ✤ IGSHPA - Geothermal Installer ✤ NABCEP Certified for Solar ✤ Years of Building Experience - at least 10 years focused on energy efficiency working on Maine Buildings ✤ Huge difference between knowing how to build a home and making it energy efficient ✤ References - Always ask for references ✤ Do they know financing or are they just builders? ✤ All in one shop?
  • 32. Process for Investing ✤ Find a good contractor (SEE last slide) ✤ Discuss your interests with them, get feedback ✤ Schedule a site visit ✤ Analyze Recommendations Made on Site Visit ✤ Make a yes/no decision
  • 33. Questions and Answer? ✤ Chris Williams [photo] ✤ Phone ✤ Email ✤ Address ✤ Website

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  7. maine spends more on heating then others. old homes + oil\n80% heating by oil, 800-900 gallons per year. all leaves the state, $2 gallon is....this will continue to change\na few things to remember. \n--space heating number one single thing - audits and geo\n--electricity is the rest 50%\n--how water is electric, or oil at 12%. \n
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  22. Geothermal. 50 - 80% more efficient then traditional fuel heating. vs heating oil close to 80%. heating bill from 2 to 4 k to 500 or less....which is STABLE!\n oil at $2.50\n assuming on AC\n
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  25. 100% may through september, then supplements existing system\n\n
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