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What is the difference between a contractor and a rater?

April 26, 2017contractor difference rater

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What is the difference between a contractor and a rater?

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The Home Energy Contractor is an independent contractor who is able to assess your home’s energy performance and implement the recommendations they provide during your assessment—which qualifies you for potential rebates. Only work completed by SMUD-qualified home energy contractors qualifies you for those potential rebates. The Independent Energy Rater assesses your home’s energy performance to provide you with a quantitative rating. Raters do not perform the upgrades they recommend to improve your home’s rating. They’re considered an independent resource for assessing your home’s value.