The Energy Metrics to Promote Residential Energy Scorecards in States (EMPRESS) is a State Energy Office-led project, supported by funding from the U.S. State Energy Program of the U.S. Department of Energy and private sector partners. The states’ objective in undertaking the project is to advance large-scale home energy labeling, and harmonize various energy scoring programs to better support the market valuation of energy efficient homes. The EMPRESS project is led by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, and includes as project partners the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the Missouri Division of Energy, the Arkansas Energy Office, the Oregon Department of Energy, the National Association of State Energy Officials, Earth Advantage, Energy Futures Group, and Vermont Energy Investment Corporation. 

The EMPRESS Project Team has compiled the project's deliverables into a website (empress.naseo.org). This website contains case studies, sample legislation, a policy guidebook, recommendations for key label components and much more. 

Goals:

Goal 1: More closely coordinate the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) and Home Energy Score, so that ratings and performance data are comparable and translatable.

Goal 2: Develop and promote model approaches and programs that encourage the voluntary use of residential energy data.
 
Goal 3: Educate real estate market stakeholders and other others about the policies, programs, processes, and market-facing information associated with a harmonized approach to home energy labeling.

To join the EMPRESS stakeholder mailing list, please fill out this form, or contact Ed Carley at ecarley@naseo.org. 

Resources

Deliverables

Harmonization recommendations -- Identify common metrics to harmonize the results of RESNET’s Home Energy Rating System and the Department of Energy’s Home Energy Score. Develop definitions of common elements for an asset based, market-facing home energy label. Explore using a single modeling software platform (such as EnergyPlus) to align HERS and HEScores.

Policy toolkit -- Develop and distribute model polices and examples of legislation and governance frameworks that encourage the voluntary use of residential energy data. Click here to download the completed EMPRESS Final Report. 

Dissemination of best practices findings at a variety of events in 2018.

Past Events

Webinar:

June 13, 2019, 1:00pm - 2:15pm ET. To view a recording, please click here.

November 1, 2018, 2:00pm - 3:00pm ET. To view a recording, please click here.

EMPRESS Team Members attended the following events:

  • NASEO Energy Policy Outlook Conference. February 7-10, 2017. Washington, DC.
  • RESNET Conference: February 26 - March 1, 2017. Scottsdale, AZ.
  • Home Performance Conference. March 19-22, 2017. Nashville, TN.
  • ACEEE Market Transformation Symposium. April 2-4, 2017. Arlington, VA.
  • NASEO West Regional Meeting. April 18-19, 2017. Boise, ID.
  • NASEO Southeast Regional Meeting. May 2-3, 2017. Charleston, SC.
  • U.S. Dept. of Energy Better Buildings Summit: May 15-17. Washington, DC.
  • ACEEE Finance Forum. May 21-23, 2017. Chicago, IL.
  • NASEO Northeast Regional Meeting. May 22-23, 2017. Woodstock, VT.
  • NASEO Central Regional Meeting. June 5-6, 2017. Oklahoma City, OK.
  • NASEO Midwest Regional Meeting. June 20-21, 2017. Chicago, IL.
  • NASEO Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting. June 26-27, 2017. Hershey, PA.
  • NASEO Annual Meeting. September 17-20, 2017. New Orleans, LA.
  • United States Green Building Council GreenBuild. November 8-10, 2017. Boston, MA.
  • 2018 NASEO Winter Meeting. February 6-9, 2018. Washington, DC.
  • 2018 RESNET Conference. February 26-28, 2018. Orlando, FL.
  • 2018 Home Performance Conference. April 23-26, 2018. Philadelphia, PA.
  • 2018 Summer Study. August 12-17, 2018. Pacific Grove, CA.
  • 2018 DOE Better Buildings Summit. August 21-23, 2018. Cleveland, OH.
  • NASEO 2018 Annual Meeting. September 23-26, 2018. Detroit, MI.