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Zero Energy Ready Home Program Certification Requirements for Photovoltaic and Solar Water Heating Systems

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DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (Revision 07)

Exhibit 1, Item 7) Provisions of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home PV-Ready Checklist (Revision 07) are Completed.

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home National Program Requirements Mandatory Requirement 7 (Renewable Ready) shall be met by any home certified under the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home program, only where all of the following conditions are met:

  1. Location, based on zip code has at least 5 kWh/m2/day average daily solar radiation based on annual solar insolation using PVWatts online tool, AND;
  2. Location does not have significant natural shading (e.g., trees, tall buildings on the south-facing roof, AND;
  3. Home as designed has adequate free roof area within +/-45° of true south as noted in the table below. 
PV and SWH roof area table.
Minimum Roof Area. (Source: DOE Zero Energy Ready Home PV-Ready Checklist (Revision 07).)

 

DOE recommends but does not require solar thermal water systems. See the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Solar Hot Water-Ready Checklist (Encouraged).

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Website listing implementation timelines and links to various versions of the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home national program requirements.
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