Home Performance with ENERGY STAR for Rental Property Owners

Offer available to:

• ✓ Rental Properties

Effective Date: July 8, 2024

Offer available while funding lasts.

• Offers are for existing rental properties with 1–4 units in Vermont. (Short term rentals are eligible for the single family offer. Multifamily properties with five units or more may be eligible for Building Performance.)
• A participating Efficiency Excellence Network (EEN) contractor must oversee the work and complete a blower door test before work is started.
• Project must achieve minimum air leakage reduction of 10% (as measured by a pre- and post-blower door test), and installation of all recommended health and safety improvements.
• Reach out to Efficiency Vermont at (888) 921-5990 or [email protected] to confirm eligibility if:
• You’ve received a rebate for weatherization work from Efficiency Vermont in the past or are not sure
• The whole home or a unit is occupied by someone who does not pay rent
• Vermont Gas Systems customers: call (802) 863-4511 x321 or visit www.vermontgas.com to determine eligibility.
• Burlington Electric Department customers: call (802) 865-7300 or visit www.burlingtonelectric.com.

Eligibility Details:

• Rental property must contain 1-4 units.
• All units must participate and be a whole-home approach.
• Eligibility will be determined based on rent levels.
• If there is an owner-occupied unit, the owner must attest to their income and use that in place of rent to determine eligibility.
• Short-term rentals (rented less than 6 months/year) are ineligible.

Incentive Details:

• Rental properties where at least 50% of the units are being rented at or below moderate-income guidelines are eligible for 75% of project costs back, up to $9,500 per unit.
• Rental properties where at least 50% of the units are being rented at or below low-income guidelines are eligible for 90% of project costs back, up to $9,500 per unit. (Free services are available through local weatherization organizations to low-income Vermont residents who meet income eligibility guidelines.)
• If less than 50% of units are being rented at or below low or moderate-income levels, property owners are eligible for 75% of project costs back, up to $4,000 per building.