Supporting Low-Income Vermonters in Energy Efficiency and Weatherization

In the second installment of the VECAN 2022 Workshop Series, Supporting Low-Income Vermonters in Energy Efficiency and Weatherization, experts from Efficiency Vermont presented the different programs and resources available to address energy burdens for low-income Vermonters.

You can access the presentation slides here and a copy of the chat here.

Efficiency Vermont defined and contextualized what energy burden means and how it impacts Vermonters, the role they serve in that capacity, and shared resources to help local energy committees get the word out and take action in their communities. 

One of these resources is Efficiency Vermont’s Community Managers, who partner directly with Energy Committees across the state to help them design and execute energy efficiency campaigns. For that work, they have designated a point person for each county:

• Brad Long, [email protected], serves Washington, Addison, Rutland, and Lamoille counties
• Becca White, [email protected], serves Bennington, Windham, Windsor, and Orange counties 
• Michelle McCutcheon-Schour, ​​[email protected], serves Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Orleans, Caledonia, and Essex counties 

If you are planning to do outreach in your communities around low-income energy efficiency and weatherization programs, please reach out to your corresponding Community Manager so they can help guide you through the process.

Find some of the other resources from the workshop below:

• Efficiency Vermont’s Energy Burden Report
• VHFA’s Data Center 
• ACEEE’s Report “How High are Household Energy Burdens?”
• Vermont’s Weatherization Assistance Program 
• DOE Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool 
• Efficiency Vermont’s Income-Based Assistance Page 
• 2022 WX Income Eligibility Guidelines