CenterPoint Energy Hard-to-Reach Standard Offer Program
The Hard to Reach Program targets customers whose annual income level is at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. The installed measures must reduce summer peak demand and provide annual energy savings at customer sites within CenterPoint Energy's service area.
2008 Program Information
ANNOUNCEMENT:
You are invited to attend the CenterPoint 2008 Residential, Small Commercial and Hard-to-Reach SOP Workshop.
Date and Time: Oct. 24, 2007 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (Registration begins at 9:00 AM)
Location:
Houston Hobby Airport Marriott
9100 Gulf Freeway, Port Aransas Room
Houston, TX 77017
Large Projects:
Oct. 24, 2007: Begin filling out applications for Hard-to-Reach SOP Large Projects.
Nov. 1, 2007 at 10:30 AM CST: Submit applications for Large Projects for Hard-to-Reach SOP.
Small Projects:
Oct. 24, 2007: Begin filling out applications for Hard-to-Reach SOP Small Projects.
Nov. 27, 2007 at 10:30 AM CST: Submit applications for Small Projects for Hard-to-Reach SOP.
Reservation of funds will not be available until after Jan. 2, 2008 and upon application approval.
The links to all 2008 Hard-to-Reach online database systems are under Application on the left menu of this page.
Potential 2008 Project Sponsors: Each company which includes duct efficiency as a measure in the Hard-to-Reach Standard Offer Programs may be required to employ at least one certified HERS rater. A copy of that certification may be required in order to participate as a duct efficiency program sponsor.
NOTICE: Instead of emailing schedules, please use the Work Schedule feature within the online database to notify CenterPoint of the scheduled work.
Program UpdateThe 2008 Hard-to-Reach Program Manual will be available from the program manual or downloads page.
Background
CenterPoint Energy is offering program to promote energy efficiency among residential "hard-to-reach" customers in its service area. This program has been developed to comply with the Public Utility Commission of Texas' Substantive Rule §25.181, relating to the Energy Efficiency Goal, implementing Senate Bill 7 enacted by the State Legislature in May, 1999.
Hard to reach customers are defined as CenterPoint Energy residential distribution customers with an annual household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline. Subst. R. §25.181 requires that each utility meet at least 5% of its savings goal for each year through programs targeted to this customer class. The current eligibility criteria based on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines (poverty guidelines) are presented in Table 1.
Table 1 04/01/08 - 03/31/09 HTR Income Eligibility Guidelines
(download official forms from the downloads page)
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Household Size
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200% Eligibility Guideline
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Annual Income
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Monthly Income
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Weekly Income
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1
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$20,800
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$1,733
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$400
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2
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$28,000
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$2,333
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$538
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3
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$35,200
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$2,933
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$677
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$42,400
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$3,533
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$815
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5
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$49,600
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$4,133
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$954
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6
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$56,800
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$4,733
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$1,092
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7
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$64,000
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$5,333
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$1,231
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8
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$71,200
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$5,933
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$1,369
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For each additional person, add
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$7,200
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$600
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$138
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Objectives
The primary objective of this program is to achieve cost-effective reduction in peak summer demand. Additional objectives of the program are:
- To reduce energy cost for the end-use customer.
- To enhance program cost-effectiveness by minimizing lost opportunities for demand and energy savings in individual residences.
- To provide energy efficiency improvements to individual households at no or very low cost.
- To encourage participation by a wide range of Project Sponsors
If you have any questions concerning the program, please contact Yolanda Slade via email (yolanda.slade@centerpointenergy.com) or phone (713-207-7762).
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