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WEATHERIZATION & CRITICAL HOME REPAIR

WEATHERIZATION & CRITICAL HOME REPAIR

By ensuring safe and energy-efficient homes, we strengthen neighborhoods, support lasting affordability, and build a foundation for a sustainable future.

COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT through energy efficiency and essential home repair.

Our weatherization services adhere to industry-leading standards to support homeowners in improving energy efficiency, lowering utility costs, and enhancing home comfort and safety. Our holistic approach to weatherization is designed to save homeowners anywhere from 10% to over 30% on their energy bills, often translating into hundreds of dollars in savings annually.

We also offer free energy workshops that provide knowledge and tools to empower neighborhoods/ communities to make long-lasting improvements to their homes while enhancing energy efficiency, home comfort, health and safety, and sustainability.

Through our Energy Assistance Program for Santee Cooper customers, we provide no-cost services to homes that meet HUD’s FY 2024 income limits.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY
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Our weatherization services adhere to industry-leading standards to support homeowners in improving energy efficiency, lowering utility costs, and enhancing home comfort and safety. Our holistic approach to weatherization is designed to save homeowners anywhere from 10% to over 30% on their energy bills, often translating into hundreds of dollars in savings annually.

We also offer free energy workshops that provide knowledge and tools to empower neighborhoods/ communities to make long-lasting improvements to their homes while enhancing energy efficiency, home comfort, health and safety, and sustainability.

Through our Energy Assistance Program for Santee Cooper customers, we provide no-cost services to homes that meet HUD’s FY 2024 income limits.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

By ensuring safe and energy-efficient homes, we strengthen neighborhoods, support lasting affordability, and build a foundation for a sustainable future.

THOUSANDS of low-income families face high energy costs that they can’t afford due to the inefficiencies of their home.

Too many homes in our Lowcountry communities suffer from insufficient insulation in their attics and crawlspaces, outdated mechanical systems and appliances, inefficient HVAC duct systems, and general air leakage that results from age and disrepair. Some homes have no insulation at all, and many have inoperable HVAC units that do not sufficiently cool the home. These conditions can create critical health and safety concerns, especially during the hot and humid summer months.

Low-income families are often economically stifled by high, monthly energy bills and spend a disproportionate amount of their income on their monthly energy costs. The repair and “upgrading” of these homes have become an urgent priority for our local communities.

THOUSANDS of low-income families face high energy costs that they can’t afford due to the inefficiencies of their home.

Too many homes in our Lowcountry communities suffer from insufficient insulation in their attics and crawlspaces, outdated mechanical systems and appliances, inefficient HVAC duct systems, and general air leakage that results from age and disrepair. Some homes have no insulation at all, and many have inoperable HVAC units that do not sufficiently cool the home. These conditions can create critical health and safety concerns, especially during the hot and humid summer months.

Low-income families are often economically stifled by high, monthly energy bills and spend a disproportionate amount of their income on their monthly energy costs. The repair and “upgrading” of these homes have become an urgent priority for our local communities.

Click here to apply for SI’s Energy Assistance Program

Now accepting applications!

PROCESS STEPS

Before weatherization can begin on a home, an assessment and approval process must be performed.

Testimonials

Ellen Smalls, Homeowner

“I knew I was cold but nobody else could feel it but me. Breezes were coming from the floors, the walls, the bathroom… everywhere in my house. My light bill was up there and I had to go get help from Human Services over and over…The amazing thing [was] that after I got this done, the first month my light bill went down to $134! It was like $300 a month [before]!”

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