Weatherization Funding
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Weatherization’s Home-Stretch Recovery
Even though the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program struggled out of the gate – and can always be improved – it has produced encouraging, credible results
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DOE Targets Innovation in Its Weatherization Program
Almost $120 million committed to a pilot program that will enhance existing services with renewable-energy installations, other technologies, and new financial models
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Maine’s Carbon Credit Plan, Vermont’s Retrofit “Leverage” Proposal
Successful weatherization programs in both states inspire strategies for financing further energy efficiency projects
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Solving DOE’s Energy Efficiency Puzzle a Piece at a Time
While additional weatherization proposals wait in the wings, the DOE cites measures it has taken to move existing programs along
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Rattling California’s Weatherization Cage
Like many other states trying to manage expanded Weatherization Assistance Program funding, California has moved slowly
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Inspections: Crucial Links in the Weatherization Chain
Oversight failures in Illinois highlight the fact that, increased funding aside, appropriate, high-quality weatherization work needs to be the lifeblood of the WAP
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Weatherization in Texas Inches Along Cautiously
They’ve been trying extra hard to prevent fraud and mismanagement, but now agencies handling stimulus funds face extra pressure to get back on schedule
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Still a Slow Dance for Weatherization Funding in Some States
Reaching compliance with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing-wage rules took much longer than expected in parts of Pennsylvania and Washington state
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Transforming Stimulus-Funded Weatherization into a National Industry
Whatever short-term economic benefits the stimulus package may generate, one of its larger, long-term goals is to make home weatherization a lasting component of the retrofit market
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An Extra Push for Retrofits, and It Can’t Come Soon Enough
A new government report highlights ways middle-class homeowners can invest cost-effectively in energy efficiency improvements. Former and current workers at Republic Windows in Chicago hope they do it soon
