2 0 | 2 0 1 7 N O R A A N N U A L R E P O R T than 25,000 gallons per year, and removed
288 tons of CO2 per year.
Central Pennsylvania
The Oil Heat Association of Central
PA (OHACPA) joined the Upgrade &
Save Pennsylvania rebate program in
2017. The OHACPA program offers
rebates of $500 for installation of an
aboveground oilheat storage tank.
As of August 31, 2018, OHACPA has
remitted $5,000 to 10 homeowners
since its inception for 10 storage tank
replacements.
The OHACPA program was part of
the larger Upgrade & Save Pennsylvania
program. Statewide, the rebate
program has delivered $327,250 to
837 homeowners. Of those rebates,
262 were for boilers or furnaces and
575 for tanks. The higher efficiency
equipment has reduced fuel usage by
more than 25,000 gallons per year,
and removed 288 tons of CO2 per
year.
RHODE ISLAND
The Oilheat Institute of Rhode Island
(OHIRI) augmented its NORA
programs this year with a focus on
Realtors®, home sellers and homebuyers
of oil-heated homes. As thousands
of oil-heated homes change
hands each and every year, they are
often purchased by homeowners who
aren’t all that familiar with heating oil
and who don’t have the information
they need to make the best decisions
for their families.
Through Rhode Island’s Partnership
for Realty and Oilheat Success (PRO$)
Program, Realtors® will be exposed to
key information that will help them
represent their clients’ oil-heated
properties more successfully and
help them guide their buyers through
the process of purchasing an oil-heated
home smoothly.
Program components include a
strong focus on educating Realtors®
through in-office presentations and
seminars, networking at various industry
events and making materials
available to both Realtors and homeowners
to answer questions, overcome
objections and improve awareness
about today’s heating oil.
OHI Rhode Island launched the
Upgrade & Save Rhode Island rebate
program in 2016. The program offers
rebates of up to $750: $500 for efficiency
upgrades of oilheat furnaces
or boilers or $250 for the installation
of a new aboveground storage tank.
Approved equipment is defined as a
fuel oil-dedicated boiler with higher
efficiency than the existing equipment
and an AFUE rating of 85 or
higher; or a fuel-oil dedicated furnace
with higher efficiency than the existing
equipment and an AFUE rating of
83% or higher; or a new Roth Safety
Tank, conventional double bottom oil
storage tank, a conventional aboveground
storage tank with a tank tub or
a fiberglass aboveground heating oil
storage tank.
As of August 31, 2018, OHI Rhode
Island has remitted $107,000 to 232
homeowners since its inception. That
represents 189 boiler or furnace upgrades
and 49 storage tank replacements.
The rebate program has been
successful in substantially reducing
fuel consumption: on average, boiler
efficiency increased from an AFUE of
77.49% to 86.15% and furnaces from
78.17% to 83.92%. These changes
represent a reduction of approximately
13,993 gallons of heating oil
per year.
In 2017 OHI Rhode Island ran
NORA-sponsored, pro-oilheat radio
campaigns in the spring and fall. Each
campaign placed approximately 63
traffic/weather sponsorships per
week promoting the benefits of oilheat.
OHI Rhode Island produced its Annual
Guide and NORA Update for members
and non-members, providing
needed updates on NORA projects,
research and training programs.
SOUTH CAROLINA
The South Carolina Petroleum
Marketers Association has launched
one of the most ambitious consumerfacing
campaigns that the Palmetto
State has seen. Taking full advantage
of its NORA funding to support the
tens of thousands of homeowners
who heat with oil in South Carolina,
SCPMA launched the Oilheat South
Carolina campaign.
Thanks to Oilheat South Carolina,
customers across the state have
online resources at their fingertips
where they can find information
about the benefits of heating with oil,
tips for saving energy and money and
much more.
The multi-faceted campaign is providing
tools to South Carolina oilheat
jobbers to help them communicate
about heating oil as energy efficient
and is also making equipment rebates
available to help homeowners
upgrade their heating oil storage
tanks and install higher efficient heating
oil equipment.
VERMONT
The Vermont Department of Public
Safety requires oilheat technicians to
have a NORA Bronze, Silver or Gold