{"id":34266,"date":"2023-06-28T10:32:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=34266"},"modified":"2023-06-28T10:32:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T09:32:24","slug":"us-invests-25m-in-weatherization-assistance-program-to-increase-home-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/us-invests-25m-in-weatherization-assistance-program-to-increase-home-energy-efficiency\/34266\/","title":{"rendered":"US invests $25m in Weatherization Assistance Program to increase home energy efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"
As part of the $3.5bn Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), the DOE has allocated $25m for the Enhancement & Innovation (E&I) competitive grant program. The initiative is now open for project applications that expedite the energy transition.<\/p>\n
The projects must support low-income US households in the midst of the energy transition, helping to improve energy efficiency, making green energy more accessible, and creating lucrative jobs in the clean energy sector.<\/p>\n
Jennifer Granholm, the US Secretary of Energy, said: “Today’s funding will expand the reach of the Weatherization Assistance Program to invest in more low-income households and create clean energy jobs.<\/p>\n
“The Enhancement and Innovation grants help support ambitious projects customised for local community needs: creating net-zero energy neighbourhoods through community solar panels, addressing structural repairs necessary to complete weatherisation, even establishing a workforce training program for the next generation of clean energy professionals\u2014the sky’s the limit.”<\/p>\n
The Weatherization Assistance Program was established in 1976 and, to date, has helped over seven million US households reduce energy costs.<\/p>\n
The scheme services 35,000 homes annually, installing upgrades and cutting-edge technologies to improve home energy efficiency, prepare homes for electrification, and bring benefits to communities disproportionately impacted by high energy burden.<\/p>\n
On average, homes save $372 as a result of the upgrades. The installation of which also provides a range of highly skilled, local clean energy jobs.<\/p>\n