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Is your house leaking energy and money? Get loans and grants to upgrade now!
For a limited time, eligible homeowners can get a 0-3% fixed interest rate loan to make energy efficiency home improvements through the CHF Residential Energy Retrofit Program. Additional grants up to $1,950 per home are also available. No minimum credit score; no appraisal on the home* is required to qualify. There's never been a better and more affordable time to energy upgrade.
(View Program Term Sheet for current interest rates)
Take the "Whole House Approach"
Increasing the energy efficiency of your home isn't just a matter of buying new appliances or caulking around windows. It's looking at your whole house as a system and identifying all the repairs and improvements that will work together to create a more comfortable home, save you money on your utility bills and use less resources.
Replacing windows, sealing air spaces, insulating walls, floors, ceiling or roof, and upgrading heating and cooling equipment are just a few examples of energy efficiency work that can significantly reduce your household energy consumption and slash your energy bills.
Additional Rebates
Thousands of dollars in additional rebates and incentives may be available through local utility providers, and/or city and county programs. Rebates and incentives that could be cash in your pocket, after your energy upgrade is done. Ask a Participating Contractor for more details or call us today at (855) 740-8422.
Homes Assessed a "Final Energy Efficiency Score"
CHF provides basic information about all properties that have undergone energy efficiency retrofit work under the Program. Properties that have been retrofit have been assessed a "final energy efficency score" as established by the California Home Energy Rating System (HERS). Click here to view Property Records.
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Why Upgrade Now?
- Increase energy efficiency
- Create a more comfortable home
- Lower your utility bills
- Potentially increase your home's value
how to apply?
Contact Us to learn more and to get a referral to one of our Participating Contractors.- The contractor will thoroughly evaluate your home, let you know which improvements will make the biggest impact to lower your energy use and help you with the CHF loan and grant application and paperwork.
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*Certain properties may not be eligible (such as mobile or manufactured homes). Other guidelines, such as income limits apply. Contact Us for a referral to one of our Participating Contractors for this Program to obtain complete program guidelines. The above example of 100% financing of qualified retrofit projects under the CHF Residential Energy Retrofit Program is based on a 15-year, fixed-rate CHF Loan. The monthly payment on a $10,000, 15-year fixed-rate CHF Loan at 3.00% interest would be $69.06 and the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) would be 3.403%.The monthly payment on a $10,000, 15-year fixed-rate CHF Loan at 0.00% interest would be $55.56 and the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) would be 0.372%.
Funding for the program is made possible through a grant award from the Energy Commission of the State of California.
