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Utah Commission on Volunteers
Weatherization Assistance Program
The Utah Division of Community Development administers the U.S. Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program through nine government and non-profit agencies across the state.
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Highlights
During fiscal year 2000, weatherization services were provided as follows:
Individuals, families, elderly persons (age 60 or older), and the handicapped who are at 125 percent or less of the current federal poverty income guidelines are eligible for the Weatherization Assistance Program. However, priority is given to the elderly and handicapped, high energy consumption, emergency situations, and where there are pre-school children in the home. Participating households nationally are averaging a savings of 27.6 percent (or approximately $221 per year).
Both owner-occupied and rental units are eligible for weatherization. In the case of renteroccupied dwellings, however, the goal of the weatherization program is to assist low-income tenants with their utility costs without excessive enrichment to the property owner.
In carrying out weatherization projects, first priority is given to stopping infiltration. The second priority is installing a balanced combination of energy-conserving home improvements, including furnace tune-ups and repairs; insulation of attics, floors, walls, and foundations; and exposed heating ducts, installation of storm windows, etc. Only measures with a savings-to-investment ratio of greater than one can be installed (based upon a computerized energy audit of each home).
The major goal of the Weatherization Assistance Program is to enable low-income individuals and families (particularly the elderly and handicapped) to participate in energy-conservation programs that will lessen the impact of utility costs on household budgets.
Homes completed .............989 Elderly units.......................256 Disabled units.....................303 Native American units..........53 People served ................3,399 Homes in progress.............299
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