Save energy and money with an SRP ENERGY STAR^® Home

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What is an ENERGY STAR Home?

How is an ENERGY STAR Home different?

ENERGY STAR is a nationally recognized symbol for energy efficiency, backed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This label means your new home was designed, built and certified to meet sustainability standards that exceed most other homes on the market today.

EV-ready communities

Some ENERGY STAR Certified Homes come prewired for electric vehicle (EV) charging. This feature saves you time and the cost of having to install a 240-volt outlet post-construction. If you don’t already own an EV, having an EV-ready home makes purchasing one an easy decision — you already have a place to safely charge your vehicle while you sleep.

See a list of EV-ready homes on our SRP ENERGY STAR homebuilder map above.

ENERGY STAR Homes and the HERS Index

The Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is a nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a home’s energy performance. The index measures the efficiency of every new property in the ENERGY STAR program.

After a home’s characteristics are calculated, a score between 0 and 100 is awarded. A lower number represents more energy efficiency.

Most homes in the SRP ENERGY STAR program score 70 or less on the HERS Index, while typical resale homes score 130 and standard new homes score 100. This means ENERGY STAR homes are 30% more efficient than other new properties, saving you money and improving your resale value.

To better understand the HERS Index, explore RESNET's Interactive HERS Index Demonstration (Opens in a new tab) or watch this interactive video (Opens in a new tab) .