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Roseville Energy Audit Program 30 The energy audit program was put in place in 2010 to give homeowners information about the 31 32 200 audits each year at a cost of $60 per audit ($12,000 annually) and has been funded by the 33 RHRA levy. The full cost of an energy audit is ~$200, which Xcel Energy writes down to 34 $60.Since January 1 of this year, thirty-eight (38) audits have been conducted by the 35 Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC), which is the organizationthat Xcel Energy 36 contracts with to perform the audits. 37 Any Roseville homeowner is eligible to apply for an audit once every three years, which is 38 done by completing an audit waiver form and submitting it to the NEC. The NEC staff 39 member then contacts the homeowner to schedule the audit, and after the audit is completed, 40 the NEC notifies Roseville City staff to reimburse the homeowner for the $60 fee (which was 41 42 The success of this program is illustrated by the narrative and graphs in Attachment B. In 43 summary, the top two reasons homeowners cite for having an energy audit are to save money 44 45 top recommendations made by the 46 of insulation and ventilation. 47 To better track the home improvements made as a direct result of the audits, the NEC has just 48 started this year providing additional information to the City so that we can more fully 49 understand the impact of the program. 50 Green Remodeling Plan Book(GRPB) 51 The Green Remodeling Plan Book(GRPB) was originallyconceived of as an online resource 52 to helphomeowners approach their home improvement projects using healthy sustainable 53 practices and to provideproductinformation that has been thoroughly researched and 54 evaluated for its effectiveness. The GRPBwas initially developed in collaboration with the 55 Family Housing Fund and managed by the RHRA who recruited an intern from the University 56 57 expertise of experts in the field. 58 The GRPBwas first made available in 2011 and has since become a frequently used resource 59 by both Minnesota homeowners and others around the countrywho use it for educational 60 purposes. The GRPBalso received recognition atthe Minnesota Healthy Communities 61 Conference and received a Twin Cities Community Development Program Initiative Award 62 from theLocal Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) in 2013. 63 When the RHRA first developed the plan book, they also made a commitment to review and 64 update the material every 3to4 years. The first update was completed earlier this year bya 65 student from the University of Minnesota Architecture program who has an emphasis in 66 Sustainable Design.During this update, staff also decided to have the resource designed as a 67 printable book. The costto update the content and redesign it as a book was $7,500 and 68 budgeted for in the 2015 RHRA Levy. The Green Remodeling Plan Bookis available at 69 www.cityofroseville.com/greenremodel. 70 Remodeling Plan Books for RamblersandSplit Level Homes 71 These plan booksprovide home owners with concepts and ideas for remodeling and adding 72 space to their homesand were developed in partnership with many other first-ring suburbs in 73 Page 2of 7