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
Any not-for-profit agencies interested in participating in the Program should contact Kelly Bradford.