HeatSmart Tompkins Program
After two successful years of focus on rapidly increasing the deployment of solar PV in the residential sector, Solar Tompkins is turning to the promotion of non-fossil fuel alternatives and efficiency measures for home heating and domestic hot water, which, combined, account on average for 75% of the total energy use in Tompkins County homes. The HeatSmart Tompkins campaign aims to accelerate the transition of home-heating away from fossil fuels via deployment of super-efficient air- and ground-source heat pumps in combination with improvement of building efficiency through better insulation and air sealing. The new program launched in September 2015 with enrollment through December 15, 2015, and a contract signing deadline in late January 2016.
This is a limited-time program intended to jump-start the rate of homeowners adopting both building envelope and heat pump technologies. Heatsmart Tompkins offers tremendous opportunities and benefits for participating residents. By offering lower-than-market rate pricing and a simple process with vetted Installation Partners, the program makes home energy efficiency easily achievable. Insulation and air sealing, together with an air- or ground-source heat pump system can provide great comfort, immediate cost savings, and have a positive environmental impact against climate change by reducing harmful greenhouse gases emitted as a product of heating with fossil fuels. Further, heat pumps can be powered by renewably-generated electricity which allows people to take a great next step toward shrinking their carbon footprint.
Positive working relationships with HeatSmart's Installer Partners is essential to the effectiveness of the program. These local and regional businesses also face numerous opportunities and benefits as a result of participation compared to the existing market, including a significant increase in the number of county homeowners interested in pursuing these projects, a greater conversion rate of interested residents into customers, a sustained interest among community members that can influence their friends and neighbors, and as a likely result, a sharp increase in the volume of projects and corresponding revenue. In the Solar Tompkins 2014 community solar program, our 3 Installer Partners received over 1,300 qualified leads, closed 400 projects totaling over $12 million in revenue, and added over 70 full time employees!
Important Program Dates:
September 2015 - Program Launch
September 15, 2015 - Public Meetings and Community Tours Begin
December 15, 2015- Formal Program Enrollment Deadline
January 31, 2016- HeatSmart Contract Signing Deadline
Have Questions?: Visit our Home Energy and Heat Pump FAQ Page
Get HeatSmart: More Resources for Getting HeatSmart here
HeatSmart Best Practices: Review our Best Practice Standards
HeatSmart Program Pricing: Go to our Pricing Guide
Enrollment Made Easy!: HeatSmart Program Enrollment Form
Working With Your Installer: Download our HeatSmart Enrollee Checklist
HeatSmart Tompkins advocates all practical means of eliminating fossil fuel use in our homes. We thank you, Tompkins County community members choosing HeatSmart, for joining us in this effort to reduce our carbon footprints and live fossil fuel-free!
This is a limited-time program intended to jump-start the rate of homeowners adopting both building envelope and heat pump technologies. Heatsmart Tompkins offers tremendous opportunities and benefits for participating residents. By offering lower-than-market rate pricing and a simple process with vetted Installation Partners, the program makes home energy efficiency easily achievable. Insulation and air sealing, together with an air- or ground-source heat pump system can provide great comfort, immediate cost savings, and have a positive environmental impact against climate change by reducing harmful greenhouse gases emitted as a product of heating with fossil fuels. Further, heat pumps can be powered by renewably-generated electricity which allows people to take a great next step toward shrinking their carbon footprint.
Positive working relationships with HeatSmart's Installer Partners is essential to the effectiveness of the program. These local and regional businesses also face numerous opportunities and benefits as a result of participation compared to the existing market, including a significant increase in the number of county homeowners interested in pursuing these projects, a greater conversion rate of interested residents into customers, a sustained interest among community members that can influence their friends and neighbors, and as a likely result, a sharp increase in the volume of projects and corresponding revenue. In the Solar Tompkins 2014 community solar program, our 3 Installer Partners received over 1,300 qualified leads, closed 400 projects totaling over $12 million in revenue, and added over 70 full time employees!
Important Program Dates:
September 2015 - Program Launch
September 15, 2015 - Public Meetings and Community Tours Begin
December 15, 2015- Formal Program Enrollment Deadline
January 31, 2016- HeatSmart Contract Signing Deadline
Have Questions?: Visit our Home Energy and Heat Pump FAQ Page
Get HeatSmart: More Resources for Getting HeatSmart here
HeatSmart Best Practices: Review our Best Practice Standards
HeatSmart Program Pricing: Go to our Pricing Guide
Enrollment Made Easy!: HeatSmart Program Enrollment Form
Working With Your Installer: Download our HeatSmart Enrollee Checklist
HeatSmart Tompkins advocates all practical means of eliminating fossil fuel use in our homes. We thank you, Tompkins County community members choosing HeatSmart, for joining us in this effort to reduce our carbon footprints and live fossil fuel-free!
