Low Income Program
Did You Know...
Replacing your 60-watt incandescents with 12-watt LEDs will reduce your per-bulb electricity costs by about 70 to 80 percent. In addition, LED lighting products produce light approximately 90% more efficiently than incandescent light bulbs.
(Source: www.energystar.gov)
Program Manual
Through its Low Income Weatherization Program, TNMP makes 10% of its total energy efficiency portfolio budget available annually to not-for-profit agencies that can provide energy efficiency improvements to the homes of income-eligible customers in the TNMP electric distribution service area. The maximum allowable expenditure under the program is $6,500 per home.
Energy efficiency measures include:
- Attic insulation
- Wall insulation
- Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
- Replacement central air conditioners with an SEER of 14.5 or higher
- Replacement heat pumps with a SEER 14.5 or higher and HSPF of 8.5 or higher
- Attic Encapsulation
- Air infiltration control measures
- Duct sealing (alternate method accepted)
- Water heating measures (electric water heaters only)
- Solar screens
To meet the income eligibility guidelines of the Program, total household income must be less than 200% of current federal poverty guidelines. As part of the application process, the participating not-for-profit agencies will verify income eligibility.
2018 Federal Poverty Guidelines
| 1 | $24,280 | $2,023 | $467 |
| 2 | $32,920 | $2,743 | $633 |
| 3 | $41,560 | $3,463 | $799 |
| 4 | $50,200 | $4,183 | $965 |
| 5 | $58,840 | $4,903 | $1,132 |
| 6 | $67,480 | $5,623 | $1,298 |
| 7 | $76,120 | $6,243 | $1,464 |
| 8 | $84,760 | $7,063 | $1,630 |
| Each Additional Person Add: | $8,640 | $720 | $166 |
| Size of Family Unit | Annual Income | Monthly Income | Weekly Income |
Any not-for-profit agencies interested in participating in the Program should contact Kelly Bradford.