Your Pathway to Net Zero

Planning the retrofits

We recommend designing your pathway to Net Zero using three milestones:

Milestone I – Optimizing your building’s energy efficiency

These upgrades decrease energy consumption by preventing energy loss
Consists of efficiency upgrades which include insulation, windows, doors, etc.
Specific upgrades will be dependent on the home and design

Milestone 2 – Optimizing your heating, cooling and ventilation efficiency

These upgrades decrease energy consumption by making your home’s mechanical systems as efficient as possible
Upgrade your heating, cooling, and ventilation systems
Specific upgrades will be dependent on the home and design

Milestone 3 – Offset your remaining energy needs with renewable energy, especially solar photovoltaic

These upgrades will provide your home with a renewable energy system
Size of system will depend on the home, both in terms of space available and energy needed to supply the remainder of the home’s energy demand

These steps can be completed all at once, or over a series of upgrades, depending on the financing available to you and what you are comfortable with investing.

Financing

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is a type of financing offered through some municipalities as a Local Improvement Charge (LIC). This charge is placed as a lien on the property and stays with the property in the event of a sale. Therefore the payments are taken over by the new homeowner. This is the same financing that is offered in the Clean Energy Financing Program.