The home energy rating program, created by the California State Resources Conservation and Development Commission, was partially established to rate the efficiency of a property’s use of energy on a scale of 0-250.
A home equity rating program also takes into account a property’s appearance, formation, overall size, width and length, when determining an accurate index score based on such a survey. If the index score of a home is scored low, this means in essence, the home is more energy efficient.
Index Score Breakdown
A home with an index score of zero, is regarded as the most energy efficient. A home such as this would be equivalent to producing the precise amount of energy via renewable resources. For some homeowners, this would be an ideal scenario, for the fact that a zero index rated home would decrease temperature shifts, lower energy bills, and is very good for the environment.
A score of 150 would be regarded as a very high score, and for many a cause for alarm. A 150 index score would mean the home is 50% less energy efficient vs an ordinary standard sized recently built home. Such an index rating would result in a home having massive energy bills as well as being far less environmentally safe and friendly.
Statistics
In recent years, the average home in the United States had an index rating score which was roughly around 60. In 2017, the top five states with homes having an index rating placed onto them were
Arizona
Colorado
Indiana
North Carolina
Texas
The top five states with homes having been ranked with the lowest scores on the index chart were
Hawaii
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Vermont
That same year the country saw a record high of nearly 250,000 homes being rated through the home energy rating program.
