Home energy upgrades from public utilities

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/home-energy-upgrades-from-public-utilities

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the key program components?Energy audits, prescriptive rebates, custom incentives, on-bill financing, and contractor training
2. Why do electric companies want homes to use less power?Using less power keeps the electricity grid stable, saves money, and helps protect the planet by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
3. How can a family get help to upgrade their home?They can ask their utility for an energy audit, which looks at the house and shows ways to save energy, and then they may get rebates or help installing new equipment.

Demand-Side Management (DSM): Utility strategies to influence the amount or timing of electricity customers use.
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EPS): A regulation requiring utilities to procure a certain percentage of their energy from efficiency resources.
Deep Energy Retrofit: Comprehensive upgrades to a building's envelope and systems to achieve significant energy savings.