ALERT. Congress is considering developing an energy rating and labeling system where EVERY HOME & building in America is assigned a # between 1 and 10

ALERT. Congress is considering developing an energy rating and labeling system where EVERY HOME & building in America is assigned a # between 1 and 100 based on energy usage. The goal is for buyers to start using these numbers in making property buying decisions. There are serious concerns w/ a one-size-fits-all approach to home ratings and the potential impact of such a system particularly on older properties.

The premise of the Waxman-Markey (House) Bingaman-Murkowski (Senate) bill provisions is that if every home in America has an energy label and rating, consumers will start factoring into property buying decisions the energy efficiency of a building or home.

What's more likely to happen is buyers will use the energy label as a bargaining chip and present sellers with "take it or leave it" propositions – for example, improve your energy score by 5 points or knock $4,000 off the selling price. This is NOT fair to home owners across America with older homes.

Please call or email Senator John McClain (if you live in Arizona) and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources http://energy.senate.gov/public/
and say YES on Energy Efficiency, NO on Energy Labels. Thank you.