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The Electric and Gas Industries Association (EGIA) is presenting a free webinar??June 19, 11:00 a.m. to12:30 p.m. MDT, on new financing opportunities for energy efficiency and renewable energy improvement installation contractors in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

The Sun West PowerSaver?,?is a financing program backed by the Federal Housing Administration to help homeowners make improvements that could lower energy bills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase home values. Eligible homeowners receive competitive interest rate loans for up to 15 years for qualified whole-house improvements and up to 20 years for renewable energy improvements. There is no cost to the contractor to offer these loans at below-market interest rate.

EGIA partners with Sun West to enroll and screen the home improvement contractors to be sure there are properly licensed, insured and follow national installation standards. The national contractor membership organization also reviews each contractor?s proposal to be sure the improvements meet Federal energy-efficiency and renewable energy standards.??

Speaker presentations?will cover:

• Federal guidelines and local requirement for the FHA PowerSaver Loan Program nationwide
• How enrolled contractors can introduce finance options to homeowners and bundle with existing rebates
• How contractors can increase their kitchen table close rate by offering financing even to those customers who appear to be cash buyers

PowerSaver, which helped homeowners take advantage of rebates offered by Energy Upgrade California? is now available to residential consumers in the Southwest. Utilities offering incentives for energy-efficiency upgrades may want to invite local contractors in their territory to participate in this free event. Also, member services representatives and program developers are welcomed to learn more about these low-interest financing opportunities.

There is no charge for joining the PowerSaver Loan Program Participation Workshop, but registration is required.

Tags: Electric and Gas Industries Association, energy-effciency improvments, financing, PowerSave, webinar

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