Table 7: Proposed Prescriptive Window Criteria Cost Savings and Payback                
    V7.0 Prescriptive Baseline                
  Energy Star Zone* U-factor SHGC U-factor SHGC Savings ($/yr)** Simple Payback (Yrs) $200 Incentive Payback (Yrs)i 65% Recouped from Sale Payback (Yrs)ii        
  Northern (Market) 0.22 0.3 0.35 0.3 $107.39 12 10.1 4.2        
  Northern (Code) 0.22 0.3 0.3 0.3 $67.15 17 14 6        
  North/Central (Market) 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.3 $76.47 9 6.4 3.2        
  North/Central (Code) 0.25 0.3 0.3 0.3 $38.98 14 8.9 4.9        
  South/Central (Market) 0.28 0.23 0.35 0.3 $67.17 4.8 1.8 1.7        
  South/Central (Code) 0.28 0.23 0.3 0.25 $19.78 9 0 3.2        
  Southern 0.32 0.23 0.35 0.3 $51.26 3.5 0 1.2        
  * Per the 2021 Version 7 Criteria Analysis Report, the ‘market baseline’ is the worst case performance that a consumer will encounter when purchasing a replacement window.  The ‘code baseline’ represents the prescriptive performance required in the latest 2021 IECC for the Northern, North-Central, and South-Central Climate Zones.
** Energy prices from “Electric Power Monthly with Data for January 2019” EIA, 2019 and “Natural Gas Monthly with Data for November 2019” EIA, 2019.
More details can be found in the ENERGY STAR® Windows, Doors, and Skylights Version 7.0 Criteria Analysis Report. https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/asset/document/ES_Residential_WDS_Draft%201_Criteria%20Analysis%20Report.pdf
       
         
         
         
         
         
  i Payback assuming use of the IRS 25C 2022 $200 Federal tax credit on project to lower product cost (In 2023, the IRS 25C tax credit goes up to $600 for ES Most Efficient).        
  ii Assumes 65% of total project cost is recouped by increased value of home after a sale (per Remodeler Magazine Cost vs Value study)             
                           
                           
  Table 8: Proposed Tradeoff Window Criteria Cost Savings and Payback (Market Baseline)                        
    V7.0 Prescriptive Baseline                
  Energy Star Zone U-factor SHGC U-factor SHGC Savings ($/yr) Simple Payback (Yrs) $200 Incentive Payback (Yrs)* 65% Recoupment Payback (Yrs)**        
  Northern Tradeoffs 0.23 0.35 0.35 0.3 $101.44 12.7 10.7 4.4        
  0.24 0.35 0.35 0.3 $93.04 7.4 5.3 2.6        
  0.25 0.4 0.35 0.3 $84.67 8.2 5.8 2.9        
  0.26 0.4 0.35 0.3 $76.34 9 6.4 3.2        
  * Payback assuming use of the IRS 25C 2022 $200 Federal tax credit on project to lower product cost (In 2023, the IRS 25C tax credit goes up to $600 for ES Most Efficient).        
  ** Assumes 65% of total project cost is recouped by increased value of home after a sale (per Remodeler Magazine Cost vs Value study)           
                           
                           
  Table 9: Proposed Tradeoff Window Criteria Cost Savings and Payback (Code Baseline)                        
    V7.0 Prescriptive Baseline                
  Energy Star Zone U-factor SHGC U-factor SHGC Savings ($/yr) Simple Payback (Yrs) $200 Incentive Payback (Yrs)* 65% Recoupment Payback (Yrs)**        
  Northern Tradeoffs 0.23 0.35 0.3 0.3 $61.20 18.7 15.4 6.5        
  0.24 0.35 0.3 0.3 $52.80 10.4 6.6 3.6        
  0.25 0.4 0.3 0.3 $44.42 12.3 7.8 4.3        
  0.26 0.4 0.3 0.3 $36.10 15.2 9.6 5.3        
  * Payback assuming use of the IRS 25C 2022 $200 Federal tax credit on project to lower product cost (In 2023, the IRS 25C tax credit goes up to $600 for ES Most Efficient).        
  ** Assumes 65% of total project cost is recouped by increased value of home after a sale (per Remodeler Magazine Cost vs Value study)