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title: Reminders about Already Announced Program Changes
description: As of Monday, May 14, 2018, the Program:
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Over the last couple of months, the Program has made announcements concerning several items. As a reminder:

- **Dual Fuel Systems**: As of July 1, 2018 the Program will only incentivize the primary heating measure, per conditioned load zone (piece of equipment), and not the backup measure, per system.
- **Smart Thermostats**: As of June 1, 2018, the Program will only incentivize smart thermostats that are ENERGY STAR® certified. The list of ENERGY STAR certified smart thermostats can be found here: [https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-connected-thermostats/results](https://www.energystar.gov/productfinder/product/certified-connected-thermostats/results).
- **Emergency Installations**: As of May 14, 2018, the Program will only incentivize projects that adhere to the proper order of operations in the Delaware Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program, which are: 
    - An assessment is conducted prior to (or during) the finalization of any work scope.
    - An assessment should never be conducted after the installation of any mechanical equipment or weatherization measures.
- **Direct Install Measures**: 
    - All direct install measures submitted for reimbursement must be installed.
    - LED lamps must only replace incandescent or halogen lamps. The Program will not incentivize LED lamps that replace CFL lamps.

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