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Your upgrades add value. Pearl makes sure the market sees it.
New insulation, high efficiency equipment, and a verified tight envelope make your home genuinely more valuable, but buyers cannot see inside your walls. Pearl Certification is independent, third party documentation of your home's energy assets, built to travel with your home and speak for it at resale.
What Pearl gives you
A certification report
A catalog of every qualifying feature of your home, from insulation levels to equipment efficiency.
An appraisal ready addendum
Documentation in the format appraisers use, so your upgrades can be counted rather than guessed at.
Green Door
Pearl's homeowner app, where your certification lives alongside a plan for future improvements.
Pearl certifies at Asset, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels depending on your home's features, and homes with documented high performance features have been shown by Pearl's research to command a meaningful resale premium.
Included with your Ciel Power project
Ciel Power is a Pearl Certification partner contractor. Qualifying upgrades we install are documented and certified as part of your project, at no separate effort on your part. It is one more way the work you do on your home keeps paying you back.
Start with the audit, finish with a certified home
The path to a Pearl Certified home runs through the same first step as everything else we do: a $99 home energy audit. The upgrades it recommends can qualify for utility incentives through the Whole Home Energy Solutions program, and the finished work earns the certification that documents its value.
Certified work from a certified contractor
Ciel Power is a Pearl Certification partner, a BPI GoldStar contractor, a four time ENERGY STAR Contractor of the Year, and a PSE&G Top 10 Contractor. Every project is verified with before and after testing, which is exactly the kind of evidence Pearl documentation is built on.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pearl certification cost me extra?
Certification of qualifying Ciel Power upgrades is included as part of your project.
Does it really matter at resale?
Documentation consistently beats disclosure. An appraisal ready record of your home's performance features gives your listing agent and appraiser something concrete to work with, which is exactly what unlocks value.
My home already has some upgrades. Can they be certified?
Pearl can certify existing qualifying features as well. Ask your energy advisor during your audit and we will include what qualifies.
What are the certification levels?
Pearl certifies at Asset, Silver, Gold, and Platinum levels depending on your home's documented features, from insulation levels to equipment efficiency.
What is Green Door?
Green Door is Pearl's homeowner app, where your certification lives alongside a plan for future improvements. It keeps your home's performance record in one place and travels with the home.
How do I get a Pearl Certified home?
Start with a $99 Ciel Power home energy audit. Qualifying upgrades we install are documented and certified as part of your project, with no separate effort on your part.
Make your home's value visible
Schedule your $99 home energy audit and start the path to a Pearl Certified home. The fee is credited toward your project if you move forward.