At Carroll White REMC, efficiency just got better!

Winter is in full swing — is your thermostat struggling to keep up with your desired temperature setting? Are you feeling air leaks in your home? If you’ve been thinking about starting some home improvement projects in 2023, Carroll White REMC has a way to help you, and it’s called our Partnership for Efficiency program.

Partnership for Efficiency is a small loan program designed to help members with efficiency upgrades to their home or small business at a low interest rate of 3%.

“Effective immediately, individual and business members can apply for efficiency loans up to $25,000 for eight years at 3%,” said Joe Spear, Carroll White REMC’s energy advisor. “By increasing the loan amount available, CW REMC hopes that more members will see the benefit in utilizing this program.” provide energy efficiency loans to qualified members to implement costeffective energy efficiency measures. for task lighting. Small lamps use less energy than whole-room lighting.

The Rural Energy Program was authorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill to help build a cleaner and more sustainable domestic energy sector for future generations.

Partnership for Efficiency is a program made available through the Rural Energy Savings Program (RESP). They provide loans to rural utilities, such as CW REMC, who in turn

Energy efficiency isn’t just about going green — it’s also a great way to save your household money and make your home a little cozier. Unfortunately, not every energy leak is as obvious as an open window.”

— Energy Advisor Joe Spear

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“I can help you identify ways you might be losing money by losing energy, provide a professional opinion on how you can improve efficiency, and point you toward programs and incentives that can help you get them done,” Spear said.

The first step to any energy efficiency project is to connect with Energy Advisor Joe Spear. He will conduct an energy audit, at no cost to members.

“Now is the time to take that first step,” Spear said. “The resources available

PARTNERSHIP FOR EFFICIENCY PROJECTS/REPLACEMENTS MAY INCLUDE:

Lighting improvements

Building envelope improvements

HVAC systems

Heat pump water heaters

Motors Appliance upgrades

Compressed air systems

Boilers, dryers, heaters and process-related equipment

Other activities and investments directly related to efficiency

MINIMUM LOAN AMOUNT: $500

MAXIMUM LOAN AMOUNT: $25,000

LOAN TERMS:

• $500–$5,000 up to three years

• $5,001–$10,000 up to five years

• $10,001–$25,000 up to eight years

• 3% interest rate to members are too good to pass up. Make efficiency a word for 2023 that you embrace. You’ll enjoy cost savings and do your part in conserving that valuable commodity — electricity.”

HERE’S HOW PARTNERSHIP FOR EFFICIENCY WORKS:

1. Members must contact our Energy Advisor Joe Spear and have an energy audit performed. There is no cost for the audit.

2. Members fill out the application.

3. A credit check is done, which will determine the amount of the loan a member is eligible to receive.

4. Upon being approved, the member chooses a licensed contractor to perform the work.

5. After the work is completed, the member contacts our energy advisor to perform another energy audit to validate that the energy efficiency was achieved.

6. Carroll White REMC receives the invoice from the licensed contractor and pays for the work completed.

7. Carroll White REMC begins adding the monthly loan charge to your electric bill.