Each home is certified as PowerWise by Salt River Project
SRP PowerWise Homes™ adhere to strict energy efficiency standards ensuring a 98% overall satisfaction rating. The homes are:
- Inspected to ensure quality
- Properly insulated to prevent energy loss
- Built to avoid duct leakage, which can save up to 30% savings on heating/cooling costs
With an SRP PowerWise Home in Cardenas Villas, you will:
- Save money on your energy bill – PowerWise Homes meet and, in many cases, exceed energy efficiency standards, saving you money starting the day you move in.
- Use less energy and be environmentally friendly – High performance windows help keep heat in during the winter and out during the summer.
- Enjoy greater year-round comfort – Highly-efficient electric heat pumps and air conditioners rated at 13 SEER or higher.
- Experience high construction standards – During construction, homes are randomly selected to undergo inspections for insulation, duct and home air leakage seals.
What are the annual and monthly electricity costs for a new PowerWise home in Cardenas Villas?
As you are aware, energy costs are soaring and they can be a major monthly expense. As such, what your monthly mortgage or rent payment will be simply isn't reason enough to buy a home. You must know your costs to live in the home too. The utility costs are as important to your bottom line as is the mortgage payment. Cardenas Villas was designed and built with affordability in mind. Check out the annual, and monthly average electricity costs for our homes:
| Annual Energy Costs | Plan A | Plan B | Plan C |
| 1486 sq ft | 1638 sq ft | 1784 sq ft | |
| Cooling | |||
| Air Conditioning | $348.88 | $467.18 | $477.69 |
| Heating | |||
| Heat Pump | $64.93 | $77.45 | 86.83 |
| Water Heating | |||
| Electric Tankless | $159.81 | $236.44 | $235.48 |
| Living Environment | |||
| Oven/Stove | $36.40 | $35.97 | $35.85 |
| Dryer | $82.37 | $81.40 | $81.12 |
| Lighting/kitchen | $356.86 | $368.85 | $380.85 |
| Annual Total | $1,049.25 | $1,267.30 | $1,297.82 |
| Monthly - Summer | $115.90 | $143.75 | $146.61 |
| Monthly - Winter | $58.97 | $67.47 | $69.70 |
| Monthly Average | $87.44 | $105.61 | $108.15 |
If you are currently paying an electric bill, feel free to compare it to the estimated costs above. Its hard to beat $108.15 or less on average! These figures are based upon air conditioning settings of 78 degrees during the summer, and 70 degrees during the winter. Please note that these are estimates according to SRP, after they modeled and inspected each home plan, they are not a gaurantee of future costs. Individual monthly costs will vary by your lifestyle, outside temperatures, and varying kw hour rates.
If you would like more information regarding SRP's PowerWise program, click here.