Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 330 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Division 63 - VOLUNTARY BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE SCORE SYSTEMS
Section 330-063-0015 - Home Energy Performance Score System Requirements
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 330-063-0015
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A home energy performance score system must:
(a) Generate a home energy performance
score that meets the requirements of section (2);
(b) Generate a home energy performance report
that meets the requirements of sections (3) through (5);
(c) Incorporate building energy assessment
software, the output of which must be used to derive the information presented
on the home energy performance report;
(d) Provide or specify required training in
the use of the home energy performance score system for home energy assessors;
and
(e) Establish minimum
performance standards for quality assurance.
(2) A home energy performance score must be an asset rating that is based on physical inspection of the home or design documents used for the home's construction.
(3) A home energy performance report must include the following information:
(a) The
U.S. Department of Energy's Home Energy Score and an explanation of the
score;
(b) An estimate of the total
annual energy used in the home in retail units of energy, by fuel type,
generated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Energy Scoring
Tool;
(c) An estimate of the total
annual energy generated by on-site solar electric, wind electric,
hydroelectric, and solar water heating systems in retail units of energy, by
type of fuel displaced by the generation;
(d) An estimate of the total monthly or
annual cost of energy purchased for use in the home in dollars, by fuel type,
based on data provided by the Department for the current average annual retail
residential energy price of the utility serving the home at the time of the
report and the average annual energy prices of non-regulated fuels, by fuel
type;
(e) The current average
annual utility retail residential energy price in dollars, by fuel type, and
the average annual energy prices of non-regulated fuels, by fuel type, provided
by the Department and used to determine the costs described in subsection (d)
of this section;
(f) At least one
comparison home energy performance score that provides context for the range of
possible scores. Examples of comparison homes include, but are not limited to,
a similar home with Oregon's average energy consumption, the same home built to
Oregon energy code, and the same home with certain energy efficiency
upgrades.
(g) The name of the
entity that assigned the home energy performance score and that entity's
Construction Contractors Board license number if such a license is required by
law;
(h) The date the building
energy assessment was performed; and
(i) For reports that meet all requirements of
this division, the statement "This report meets Oregon's Home Energy
Performance Score standard." Reports generated by home energy performance score
systems that have not been approved for use in Oregon according to OAR
330-063-0020 may not include this statement.
(4) Additional information that may be presented in a home energy performance report includes, but is not limited to:
(a) A home energy performance score described
in section (2) that meets the requirements of OAR 330-063-0020, and an
explanation of the score;
(b) A
list of recommended energy efficiency upgrades for the building;
(c) A hypothetical home energy performance
score representing the score the building would be expected to receive upon
completion of the energy efficiency upgrades in subsection (4)(b);
(d) The estimated amount of carbon dioxide
equivalent (CO2e) emissions, in metric tons, resulting from the energy used in
the home based on the carbon intensity, as reported on the department website,
of the electricity provided by the electric utility that serves the home,
natural gas and other fuel types used in the home.
(5) A home energy performance report must consist, at a minimum, of either:
(a) a
printed document that presents all information required under section (3) on a
single side of a single 8.5 by 11 inch page; or
(b) a downloadable electronic document that
is formatted for printing and presents all information required under section
(3) on a single side of a single 8.5 by 11 inch page.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 469.703 & 469.040
Stats. Implemented: ORS 469.703
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