<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>Has this not been brought up before? I came across it reading the GBA blogs. Whether or not the system will ever be put into widespread use? who knows, but it does look like an easy-to-understand (for the homeowner) rating system for total home energy usage.</P>
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<P>-Kat</P></div></body></html>