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1. Getting Started
First, you must  complete our "SELF CHECK HOME INVENTORY FORM" so we can better understand and assess your homes energy use.

WAYS TO COMPLETE THE FORM:
You can fill out the form Online here:  Self-Check Home Inventory Form
You can download a printable version of the form by CLICKING HERE . Complete and mail to L.I.G.H. 281 Phelps Lane, Room 16, North Babylon NY 11703.
or you can call the LIGH Hotline at (631) 422-4411 with questions

In addition to the form, you will be asked to provide your two most recent years of utility usage data; that includes your electricity, oil, and/or gas. We don't need billing details, only what you consumed (electricity is listed in kw/h, oil in gallons delivered, and gas in ccf or therms). If you don't have this information, please request it from your utility providers by calling or visiting their websites. Click HERE for step by step directions on how to get your LIPA electricity data from www.lipower.org, and click HERE for directions on how to get National Grid natural gas data from www.nationalgridus.com. This information gives us a good indication of whether or not the LIGH program is potentially right for you.
 

Once your information has been reviewed by our office, we will call you to schedule a Home Performance Evaluation. This is a 2-3 hour specialized test of your home performed by a Town-licensed, BPI Accredited energy auditor. This test will give you a complete diagnostic breakdown of your home's energy efficiency. After the test, you'll be givin a report detailing exactly where and how your home is potentially wasting energy, and offer solutions on how to fix those issues. The report also includes a fixed cost for each recommended improvement along with the projected dollar amount you will save on your utility bills if you choose to do the work. Whether or not you decide to participate in the program, this energy audit will give you a clear picture of exactly where your home needs improvement from an energy efficiency standpoint. 

Since this test is very time & labor intensive, we want to make sure you're at least willing to consider our energy auditor's advice on how to fix the problems he finds. To accomplish this, we require a $250 fee at the time of the audit. If you end up participating in the Green Homes program, the $250 would go towards the cost of the work we would perform on your home.  If you don't go with the program, you get to keep the energy efficiency report on your home for future use.

 

3. We Do the Work
We assign you a Home Performance Specialist to do the work for your property. Once a work scope is agreed upon, we'll draw up a contract and make the recommended energy-efficiency improvements to your home that you choose to have completed.  The work only takes between one and three days to complete.

 

If you like, the LIGH program can finance the cost of the work for you. The program will pay the contractor the entire cost of the energy-efficiency improvements.  Under a separate contract with the homeowner, the Town sets up a monthly payment plan with you to pay us back over time for the cost of the work. The best part is that we structure it so your savings will cover the monthly payments. For example, if our energy auditor projects that you will save $100 per month off of your utility bills, you'll repay the Town $90 per month until we're paid back in full.

This financing option includes a fixed 3% interest rate, and the payments move onto the next homeowner if you move. Because these improvements are permanent fixtures to your home, every homeowner qualifies for the Program to pay for the improvements – there is no need to provide any personal credit score or financial history.  Instead of paying inflated electric, oil or gas bills, you pay for the energy efficiency improvements from your utility bill savings. So you'll be paying less than you are now, and your home will be GREEN!