What is the Whole Home Performance Program?

• A new limited time offer for DTE Energy Customers who have both MichCon and Detroit Edison as their gas and electricity providers.  Customers must have both service providers to qualify.
• A residential energy savings program offering rebates of up to $3,500 to the first 100 customers who purchase qualified home improvement measures from WellHome.  Federal Tax Credits of up to $1,500 are also available. *See EnergyStar.gov's Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency for a complete summary of available energy efficiency tax credits, eligibility requirements and how to apply.
• A whole-home approach targeting 20% energy savings or more and offering 6.99% unsecured financing to those who qualify through Michigan SAVES.
• This program ends November 30, 2010, or once the 100 home target has been reached, whichever is first.
• It starts with you purchasing a Whole-Home Assessment today!

What is Whole Home Performance?

Whole Home Performance is achieved when all of your home’s systems (e.g. furnace, insulation, windows, ventilation, etc.) are working together to help you maximize comfort and energy efficiency.  As many of us already know, sometimes our homes don’t perform quite as well as they should resulting in hot or cold rooms and wasted energy.  At DTE Energy, we believe that by taking a whole home approach, which starts with a comprehensive Whole-Home  Assessment, you can make your home operate at peak performance resulting in reduced energy use and improved comfort.

How Does the Whole Home Performance Program Work?

To offer this program, we have teamed up with WellHome, a Masco company, to help deliver real energy savings to our customers.  Here’s how it works:

• It starts with you scheduling a $149 Whole-Home Assessment which is fully refundable if improvement measures are installed. 
• After you’ve scheduled your whole-home assessment, a Building Performance Institute-certified WellHome Advisor will come to your home and perform detailed diagnostic tests using state-of-the-art equipment including a blower door to detect air leakage, an infrared thermal imaging camera to evaluate insulation effectiveness, and a combustion analyzer to evaluate how your gas appliances are performing.
• After your assessment, your WellHome Advisor will schedule a follow-up visit with you to present a customized report including your home’s energy modeling analysis, a review of photos and test results, and detailed recommendations on how you can improve your home’s comfort and energy efficiency.
• If you choose to move forward with qualified energy saving improvements, the WellHome team or one of their selected service providers will perform the installations you choose, from insulation and air & duct tightening to windows and heating & cooling systems.

Program Eligibility and Incentive Offers

This program is being offered for a limited time to the first 100 DTE Energy residential service customers who have BOTH MichCon and Detroit Edison as their gas and electricity providers.  It is NOT available to customers who have only one of the two service providers.

Eligibility Criteria

• Available only to DTE Energy customers who a.) have BOTH MichCon and Detroit Edison as their gas and electricity providers and b.) are not employees of DTE Energy, Masco Corporation, or any of their subsidiaries.
• Home must be the customer’s primary residence, and be a single family, detached, site built dwelling.
• Homeowner must be able to provide 12 consecutive months of gas and electric utility billing data for the residence under consideration prior to the home assessment visit.  Customers who have not lived in the residence for 12 months may still be eligible but require special approval.
• Homeowners must not have received previous rebates in the DTE Energy – Your Energy Savings^SM Program for energy audits and/or weatherization upgrades.
• All work must be performed by WellHome or one of its designated Service Providers.

Incentive Offers

Incentives, including instant rebates and the option for low interest unsecured financing at 6.99% through Michigan SAVES, are offered to the first 100 customers who choose to purchase a qualified package of energy saving improvement measures.  Rebate amounts, which can cover up to 50% of the cost of the installation package, including labor and material, may be found in the table below.

*The modeled energy savings percentage is based on the reduction in historic energy use in total BTU’s after improvement measures have been installed. Calculations will be performed with the aid of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved software package. Homeowners who achieve less than 10% modeled energy savings are not eligible for this program. Instead, rebate eligibility will be determined based on the rules and guidelines of other applicable program offers.

How Can You Participate or Learn More?

To learn more about program details and eligibility, or to schedule your Whole-Home Assessment, call 313. 228.1151.