Powerbase focuses on a place-based model, serving communities of 25 households or more within a 10-mile radius. Our community identification service provides you with a comprehensive report of 3-5 specific community candidates (geographic areas) based on agreed upon criteria, including income requirements, demographics, geographic restrictions, utility mapping or likely energy burden, and more. Our report identifies and helps you prioritize communities most likely to be eligible for and benefit from your program.

Our community engagement model starts with outreach to local civic leaders to establish buy-in for the program. We then recruit one or more Local Project Managers from within the community to support engagement, education, and outreach efforts to local households. Our program managers work with you to define requirements for household enrollment, and drive enrollment through in-person educational events, distribution of program materials, and other outreach strategies tailored to the specific circumstances of the local community.

We believe that every successful program starts with establishing an understanding of the specific needs of each home. We offer Comprehensive Home Energy Assessments to identify opportunities for upgrading to more efficient and sustainable systems, including HVAC heat pumps, electric water heaters,weatherization, and energy-saving appliances. Our comprehensive reports include assessments of the home’s current conditions and systems, in addition to laying out recommendations and next steps. 

Key Benefits:

Certified auditors and assessors meet the highest level of program standards

Inclusion of blower door and duct blaster tests by default

Comprehensive reports are provided to both the project sponsor and each individual homeowner

Clean data to inform BPI-2400 modeling suitable for federal and local rebate programs

Powerbase works directly with homeowners to collect qualitative and quantitative survey feedback via in-person interviews, online surveys, and smart meters before, during, and after installations. Powerbase remains in contact with homeowners for up to 1 year post-installation to collect ongoing data and feedback on the safe and effective functioning of upgrades, energy savings, and maintenance issues.