Best Kept Secret in NoVA — Energy Efficiency Programs Offered by our Utility Companies
Since 2016 we have been working with the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) and Community Housing Partners helping more than 7,200 families reduce their energy bills (gas and electric) and save water through energy efficiency programs sponsored by our local utility companies, e.g., Dominion Energy. Both organizations are not-for-profit.
These programs have a significant impact on not only saving energy and water, but on the environment as well. Here are the numbers from 2016 through December 2020 in Northern Virginia:
- kWhe Savings: 4,845,322
- Gallons of Water Saved: 10.5 million
- CO2 Offset by Efficiency: 3,776 Tons Annually
These programs provide free or reduced cost money-saving services to qualified owners and renters, or landlords and property managers whose residents qualify. Single-family homes, multi-family homes (apartments or condos), and mobile homes all qualify. To help save on energy costs, qualifying customers can receive a free energy assessment and may be eligible for free energy-saving measures including:
- ENERGY STAR® qualified LED light bulbs
- Efficient, low-flow showerheads
- Efficient, low-flow faucet aerators
- Pipe wrap insulation for hot water pipes
- Attic insulation and air sealing
Eligible applicants must meet ONE of the following criteria:
- household income is less than $79,600; or
- households with a resident 60 years of age or over: income is less than $159,200.
Services offered through the age and income qualifying programs vary by location and situation. Follow the link below to see how LEAP can help you by finding your locality and submitting an interest form: https://energysmarthomesva.org/income-qualified-programs/
These energy efficiency programs have been some of the best kept secrets in the region, but do provide meaningful results. Please share with someone who you think can be helped by what can be a no cost program. Nice thing too is that these services are provided by licensed and insured local companies.
