AB 811 SCEIP Financing Available for AspenAir Inside’s Filters
By Joe Castner
We just learned that the AspenAir Inside Filter Grille and the Furnace Mount models qualify for funding under California Assembly Bill AB811 in Sonoma County as a part of Sonoma County’s Energy Independence Program (SCEIP). This didn’t happen because we do an outstanding job of removing the stuff from indoor air that makes people sick. We already knew that. No, this happened because we were able to prove that our filters do a better job than one inch fiberglass filters and one inch pleated media filters (the type of filters found in over 80% of California homes) of allowing HVAC systems to efficiently deliver the BTUs needed to heat, cool, and move indoor air.
This is important because after reviewing our energy-efficiency claims and proof of performance documentation, Sonoma County has determined that homeowners there will consume less energy and lower their energy bills by switching to AspenAir Inside.
To qualify for the program, we provided an independent study that showed how homeowners could reduce their energy consumption as well as their heating and cooling bills by replacing the standard fiberglass or pleated HVAC furnace filters (which are used in nearly 80% of homes) with AspenAir's Filter Grille and Furnace Mount air filtration systems. The study, which was conducted by an industry leading energy consulting firm, revealed significant energy savings potential through improved airflow and reduced static pressure of the AspenAir filters in the three most typical types of homes - (homes built prior to California's energy standards but with added attic insulation, homes built to the energy 1980's energy standards, and homes built to the current title-24 standards). Those savings ranged from 13% to 65% of the homeowner's total annual heating and cooling energy expenditures, or $462 to $2310 dollars per year for a typical 2000 sq ft Sonoma County home, and these estimates are conservative.
So what does this mean? It means that our systems will pay for themselves in two to three years based on energy savings alone. And since many other cities and counties are in the process of enacting similar programs, more Californians suffering from asthma, allergies and even more serious respiratory ailments will be able to secure inexpensive financing to pay for their systems. This is industry-shattering news because none of our competitors can make either of these claims
In July 2008, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 811 (AB 811), authorizing cities and counties to establish voluntary contractual assessment programs to fund an array of “green” conservation and renewable energy projects. Sonoma County is one of three California municipalities aggressively moving forward to make these funds available to homeowners.
The program provides financing (SCEIP Financing) to property owners within Sonoma County to finance the installation of Energy and Water Conservation Improvements under contractual assessment agreements. Homeowners may finance these costs over 5, 10 and 20 years, and they will repay SCEIP Financing through an assessment levied against their property which is payable in semi-annual installments on property tax bills.
Similar legislation is in the works across the country.
The financial restraints to installing the top IAQ system on the market today are coming down. There’s absolutely no good reason now not to enjoy the benefits of clean, healthy AspenAir Inside your home.
Things are getting exciting.
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