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New Homes

EnergyAdvantage® New Homes Program
MidAmerican Energy works with home builders who build homes adhering to EnergyAdvantage® and/or ENERGY STAR® specifications. We're helping our Iowa customers recognize and realize the outstanding long-term value inherent in energy-efficient new homes. The program is available to new single-family home construction and incentives are offered to home builders for constructing Iowa homes with greater energy efficiency.

ENERGY STAR-Labeled Homes
ENERGY STAR requirements allow a builder to customize a home to account for unique features of a particular home design. Refer to www.energystar.gov for more information on ENERGY STAR homes.

Homeowner Benefits
With energy-efficient construction, a house must meet strict energy-efficient guidelines, the benefits of which last for years. Added advantages of an energy-efficient home include:

• Improved and affordable comfort;
• Improved indoor air quality and temperature consistency;
• Strong position for high resale value;
• Prevent pollution while saving money on future utility bills; and
• Projected positive net monthly cash flow.

Here's How it Works
MidAmerican works directly with home builders adhering to program specifications. The builder must upgrade the home's heating and cooling system, insulation level, windows, doors, lighting and appliances according to MidAmerican's standards. Builders wishing to customize the efficiency of an individual home may contact a RESNET-certified rater to more thoroughly examine efficiency options.

Getting Started
Learn how to invest in the energy efficiency of your home by reviewing a full brochure of our EnergyAdvantage New Homes program.

Print our specifications sheet if you're an Iowa home builder and want to participate in the EnergyAdvantage New Homes program. The New Homes Program Field Verification form must be printed and sent to the address listed on the form; it cannot be electronically sent.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your hard drive to view PDF files. Download a free copy by visiting the Adobe Download Site.

Questions?
Call 800-894-9599 to learn about multifamily homes or MidAmerican's EnergyAdvantage New Homes program.