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Energy Savings Built into Your Home

Not all newly built homes are created equal. Energy Trust offers resources that make it easier to find or build a home that delivers year-round comfort, low monthly energy costs and healthy indoor air quality.

Buy a Newly Constructed Home

Open the door to comfort, quality and savings with EPSTM, a scoring tool that helps you compare the energy performance of newly built homes before you buy. Put energy efficiency on your must-have list and experience the benefits first-hand in model homes and on home tours.

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Build an Energy-Efficient Home

Work with a builder who raises the bar for home energy performance. Our network of trade ally builders makes energy efficiency a key component of every home.

Interested in solar? Ask your builder about installing solar or making your home solar ready to reduce the time and cost of a future solar system installation.

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Purchase a New Manufactured Home

Look for manufactured homes that are ENERGY STAR® certified to ensure top quality and value. Certified homes include built-in features that improve comfort and keep energy costs low.

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Live better in a net zero home

Feel confident in a new home that eliminates your questions about monthly electricity costs. Net zero homes have solar already installed, so you can enjoy the comfort and savings that come with clean, renewable energy from the sun.

What makes a home net zero?

Qualified homes produce as much electricity as they consume over the course of a year. By meeting Energy Trust of Oregon’s EPS™ requirements, they are built to be at least 20% more energy efficient than a typical newly built home.

Along with a solar electric system, net zero homes feature minimized air leakage, high levels of insulation, efficient heating and cooling, and other benefits, including:

  • Comfort, quality and energy savings built in
  • Future focused with solar already installed
  • Low energy bills and a positive environmental impact
  • Peace of mind with third-party verification

For more information on net zero homes and to find qualified builders in your area, please call 1.877.283.0698 or email us.