Weatherization means making cost-effective, energy-efficient improvements and upgrades in your home. These measures will reduce energy usage while improving the comfort of your home year round. Free weatherization improvements are available to qualifying homeowners and renters and may include:
- Insulation in attics and walls
- Furnace replacement
- Furnace safety testing
- Refrigerator replacement
- Sealing air leaks
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
- Energy audit
- Storm windows and doors
- Energy conservation information
What are the benefits of weatherizing your home?
Whether you are looking to save money, improve the comfort and value of your home or help protect our environment, weatherization can help. Here are some benefits to weatherizing your home:
- Lower your monthly energy costs
- Save money
- Keep your home warm in the winter
- Keep your home cool in the summer
- Reduce your greenhouse gas emissions
- Do your part to slow climate change
- Help preserve our natural resources
Who qualifies for free weatherization services from LPEC?
Homeowners or renters (with landlord permission) in Boulder, Broomfield, Gilpin and Larimer counties who currently receive assistance from any of the following programs qualify automatically for weatherization services:
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Aid to the Needy and Disabled (AND)
- Old Age Pension (OAP)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Low Income Energy Assistance (LEAP)
Households can also be eligible if they meet required income guidelines. You can use the chart below to see if you qualify:
|
Household Members
|
Gross* Monthly Household
Income
|
Gross* Annual Household
Income
|
|
1
|
$ 1,815.00
|
$ 21,780.00
|
|
2
|
$ 2451.66
|
$ 29,420.00
|
|
3
|
$ 3,088.33
|
$ 37,060.00
|
|
4
|
$ 3,725.00
|
$ 44,700.00
|
|
Each additional person**
|
$ 636.66
|
$ 7,640.00
|
*Gross Income means income before taxes are deducted.
**Please add $636.66 per month or $7,640.00 per year for each additional person in your household after 4 people.
How to Apply
For more information or to have an application mailed to you, please contact us at 720.864.6401 or email. You can also download an application below.
- Governor's Energy Office Weatherization Application (195 KB)
- Aplicación de Trabajos de Climatización Realizados por la Oficina de Governor's Energy (47 KB)
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