Dominion RNC Program Kicks off new cycle!

We have some exciting news coming your way! The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved the continuation of the Dominion New Homes Program. This means that the Dominion New Homes Program will continue through 2029 as well as include higher builder incentives, see below for important updates and deadlines.

 What’s New?

Homes submitted to the program with a pre-drywall inspection date on or after November 1, 2024, AND an ENERGY STAR v3.1 certification date on or after January 1, 2025, will receive the new and higher incentive with a value of $500 more.

2025-2029 Builder and Rater Incentives for ENERGY STAR Certified v3.1 homes submitted on or after January 1, 2025

Sunsetting Existing Standards

Homes built under the current program standard, minimum of ENERGY STAR v3.0 certification, will be subject to the existing incentive structure if they meet one of the following criteria:

·         A pre-drywall inspection date on or before October 31, 2024, AND a certification date on or before December 31, 2025.

 ·         A certification date on or before December 31, 2024.

Virginia to adopt ENERGY STAR V3.1 January 1, 2023

Did you know Virginia is adopting ENERGY STAR V3.1 on all new Residential Construction homes permitted on or after January 1, 2023? Stay in the loop and ensure your homes will meet these requirements in the new year.

https://www.energystar.gov/partner_resources/residential_new/homes_prog_reqs/national_page

2021 Submission Deadline Announcement

Dear RNC Program Participating Builders and Raters,

As we near the end of the 2021 program year, the Dominion Energy Residential New Construction Program is issuing a deadline of COB December 3rd, 2021 to accept any overdue applications (homes not submitted to the program with a CO on or before July  31, 2021). As a reminder, the agreements signed with the Program indicates applications must be submitted for final rebate processing no more than 120 days after the home receives its certificate of occupancy. Any application that is applicable to these dates and is not submitted prior to the deadline will be rejected for processing and payment.

  • Applicable Applications: Unsubmitted applications for homes receiving a certificate of occupancy on or before July 31, 2021

  • Deadline: Applicable applications must be submitted to the program by COB December 3rd, 2021

We appreciate your dedication to the program and are preparing for a successful 2022 year.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Program team for assistance

Program Team
Seth Rapoza: seth.rapoza@icf.com
Cameron Wood: Cameron.wood@icf.com

Thank you,

Dominion Energy’s Residential New Construction Program Team