Google's Project Sunroof allows homeowners to search by home address to discover solar PV potential, personalize your analysis, and compare finance options.
Solar Oregon provides information, leads tours, delivers workshops, and helps homeowners and communities accelerate the development of solar energy in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
USDOE Study (2015) showing that home buyers pay an average of $4 more per watt of PV installed for solar powered homes. This equates to a premium of about $15,000 for a typical PV system.
FHA borrowers can borrow more when they buy an energy efficient home. Lenders can provide a 2% stretcy on homebuyer debt-to-income ratios on purchase or refinance loans for homes that earn or demonstrate they will improve to a Home Energy Score of 6 or higher.
Community Energy Project's network of financial lenders provides a wide variety of loan options - including zero-money down financing and on-bill financing - to help homeowners improve the performance, comfort, efficiency, health and safety of their homes within their budgets.
"The Market Value of Energy Efficient and Green Certified Northwest Homes" (October 2015). Produced with support from Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.
Steps to Support Green/Energy Efficient Home Appraisals
Green features, labels, and certifications increase the marketability of a home, but do not automatically translate into increased appraised value. Use this guide to help increase the probability of a fair and accurate appraisal of your high performance home.
