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Home Winter Relief and Weatherization Programs
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Help keep your home more energy efficient and save a few dollars on monthly energy bills...
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The Schuylkill Community Action Weatherization Program helps reduce the energy burden on in-come-eligible residents by installing cost-effective energy efficient measures, while ensuring their health and safety.
Using blower door technology technicians are able to prioritize weatherization strategies that will help to make homes more comfortable for income-eligible residents.
Energy Conservation Measures Include: Energy Education, Air Leakage Reduction, Water Heater Conservation, Insulation & Ventilation, Gas & Oil Heating Retrofits.
The Weatherization Program also offers baseload measures that are designed to help reduce the electric kilowatt usage of income-eligible residents.
Baseload Conservation Measures include: Testing of Refrigerators, Cleaning of Refrigerators Coils, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Waterbed Mattress Replacement, and Clothes Dryer Maintenance.
The Weatherization Program is made possible through the Dept. of Energy.
The Winter Relief program is supported through PPL.
All participants are required to meet income guidelines.
Please call SCA at (570)622-1995 for more information.
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How is the Work Completed?
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An Auditor will use Blower Door Technology at your home to determine appropriate measures.
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Materials are ordered.
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A Weatherization Crew will perform work at a mutually agreed time and day.
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Oil and Gas Furnace work is subcontracted to Certified Furnace Technicians.
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Quality Control Inspection is Conducted.
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Eligibility
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Total household gross income must not exceed 60% of the State Median Income.
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60% Guidelines - Poverty Level
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Size
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Annual
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1
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$23,110
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2
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$30,221
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3
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$37,332
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4
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$44,443
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5
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$51,554
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6
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$58,665
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7
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$59,998
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8
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$61,332
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9
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$62,665
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10
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$64,200
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For each additional person, add $5,400
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