The Weatherization Network - Local Agencies Serving Low-Income Clients
This work crew from Brunswick, Maryland, personifies the weatherization network, which operates in every county of the United States and represents 32 years of accumulated experience in home energy science.
Credit: D&R International
- Provide all weatherization services to low-income families.
- Take applications from families in their service area.
- Determine which families are eligible and most in need.
- Perform an energy audit of each home.
- Determine the most cost-effective weatherization measures for each home or dwelling.
- Install energy efficiency measures, worth $6,500 on average.
- Inspect all work.
- Meet with family members to review energy efficiency improvements.
Partnerships at the local level are also important to making the process work. Weatherization work crews provide services to more than 100,000 families every year inside their homes. As a result of this close contact with their clients, weatherization providers are also in a good position to provide other services that bridge the gap between federal, state, and community programs targeting low-income communities.