How will the Recovery Act impact CSD’s energy program?
An important part of the Recovery Act involves energy efficiency. The Obama Administration seeks to “weatherize” one million low-income homes each year for the next ten years. In addition, the Recovery Act increases the maximum amount of DOE WAP funds that can be spent on each home, from $2,500 to $6,500. At recent funding levels, CSD’s energy provider network has weatherized approximately 20,000 – 25,000 low-income homes in California each year. CSD anticipates that funds from the Recovery Act will enable its providers to weatherize approximately 100,000 homes next year.
