States such as Pennsylvania about to receive weatherization funds. City of Austin and Travis County soon to follow with energy efficiency measures

Federal Stimulus Money Will Weatherize Homes

Millions of federal dollars that were held up in the state budget impasse, will be used to weatherize Pennsylvania homes. The state has been awarded $123 million dollars in stimulus money for a program that's expected to reach almost $253 million dollars. The cash is expected to save or create nearly 1,000 jobs in the state over the next 2 and a half years. This stimulus is very similar to the stimulus money reeived by Texas to weatherize homes in Austin, TX - Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and many of the other large cities throughout our state.

Craig Heim is the Executive Director of the Office of Energy Conservation and Weatherization.

Heim: We're at the point now where we're reviewing the plans of each of these agencies. Some will be approved right away and in some cases we'll want to sit down with agencies and refine the plans that they have. If we find that some of the agencies are failing in their production we'll consider bringing new organizations in.

Local groups in Pennsylvania have had several months to prepare for the large infusion of cash and the sevenfold increase in weatherization services. One of the organizations expecting to get money is the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation. A spokesperson says the money will allow PHDC to do more weatherstripping, pipe wrapping, and heating system repairs.

In Austin TX, energy efficiency measures similar to those mentioned above, should be moving forward around mid-October according to our sources. Weatherstripping, Weatherization, attic insulation, radiant barrier, blower door test, energy audits, duct blaster tests and other energy efficiency measures will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously making the the homes around Austin Texas more energy efficient -and therefore reducing energy costs. Texas Gas and Austin energy both provide rebate programs. Here is a link

http://www.austinenergy.com/energy%20efficiency/Programs/Rebates/index.htm

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