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The Green Upgrade Calculator: A New Economic Modeling Tool for Home Decarbonization

The NESEA website will be offline for a system upgrade most of the day on Saturday, July 19th.

This session will present RMI’s new freely available economic modeling software for different home decarbonization technologies (e.g., rooftop solar, battery storage, weatherization, air-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters), demonstrate how different types of energy professionals can leverage it (e.g., estimating bill impacts of whole home versus hybrid air-source heat pumps), and visualize results for different retrofit types across the northeast (e.g., percent of homes that can cost-effectively electrify).

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Event Time: 

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Room / Location:
Marina 3-4

CEU Information: 

AIA: 1 LU
BOC: 1 credit hour
MA CSL: 1 credit hour (Business Practice)
NAHB: 1 credit hour
NARI: 1 credit hour
PHI: Credit offered for full conference attendance
Phius: Credit offered for each full conference day
RESNET: Credit offered for each full conference day

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify which home decarbonization retrofit types are generally most cost-effective in their region.
  • Analyze the economic impacts of the most common home decarbonization technologies for a specific home and utility tariff using the software.
  • Analyze the emissions impacts of the most common home decarbonization technologies for a specific home using the software.
  • Leverage the software to identify the most cost-effective home decarbonization solution set for a specific home.

Session ID: 

BOS24-123

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