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With the IRA rebates coming online, a big question remains: Will consumers be happy with their experience? Or will they give the rebates no tomatoes? The decisions that matter are coming soon—especially when it comes to how these rebates can be accessed by the average household. The good news, though? It is still possible for every state to produce a blockbuster film. https://lnkd.in/gKrb4ya3

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ICYMI: Sealed's Andy Frank joined CLEAResult's webinar on measured approaches to energy efficiency programs! 📏 ⚡ Check out the recording.

Done right, the #InflationReductionAct #HomeEnergyRebates can make a big impact for low-income households that want to adopt cleaner, greener technologies like heat pumps and insulation. But as states roll out these rebates, it’s important to not increase financial burdens for low-income families. To truly protect low-income households and build an equitable workforce, states can tie HOMES rebates to actual energy savings with the measured pathway. Keep reading 👇 https://lnkd.in/eajdqfF3

The first organization to join ENERGY STAR’s Service Provider Partnership is Sealed – a climate tech company on a mission to stop home energy waste and electrify all homes. They provide education and interactive tools to determine which energy efficiency and electrification upgrades make the most sense for your home and work with contractors in your area to help you make energy saving upgrades. Learn more about the ENERGY STAR Service Provider Partnership and how your organization can become a Partner! https://lnkd.in/eBPWBKv7

For more than 30 years, ENERGY STAR has set the standard for how efficiency and electrification can be done right. The ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Program represents the next step by emphasizing high performance electrification — which makes Sealed the perfect fit. Today, Sealed became the first ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider. Becoming a Service Provider will help us improve what we’ve been doing for the last decade: helping people across the U.S. stop home energy waste and electrify their homes.  Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ee52Wtmb

Big news! Sealed has been selected as the first ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider. Sealed will leverage the partnership to further help contractors and households access energy efficiency rebate programs, including the Inflation Reduction Act rebates, to drive greater adoption of home energy improvements. “The EPA is excited to welcome Sealed as the first organization to join the new ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider Partnership,” said Ann Bailey, Branch Chief for the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Labeled Products. “This partnership is key to helping more Americans leverage the incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and take action on key energy-saving home upgrades that will save them money and increase the health and comfort of their homes for years to come.” Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eqhP3sa7

If you're a startup founder, you probably have a story that goes something like this: You: "I'm pretty confident I know what I want to do with my life." The Universe: "That's cute. Hold my beer." If you are in NYC next week, come to Startup Grind to see Lauren Salz's journey of the past 10 years and how she helped build Sealed into the company it is today. https://lnkd.in/erKbGjVq

In the next 4 years, the US will need to add 2 million construction jobs to keep up with demand. One easy way to address labor shortages is to help contractor's focus on building new homes and improving existing homes. Check our Ryan Bevans' thoughts on how Sealed Pro can help. https://lnkd.in/ehq-Wvum

Measured savings offers big consumer protection benefits. As David Kolata writes in our latest post, “Fundamentally measured savings shifts project performance risk from the customer to aggregators and other market actors — a massive consumer protection benefit, and one that is particularly important for low-income households.”  States have a tremendous opportunity to take consumer protection to the next level by offering the measured pathway of the #InflationReductionAct HOMES Program. https://lnkd.in/ehf8EyJq