Annual report to the President and the Congress on the Weatherization Assistance Program for calender year 1978

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5942227

The Program of Weatherizaton Assistance for Low-Income Persons was established by the Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended. The program was established in recognition of the fact that low-income dwellings are frequently inadequately insulated; that low-income persons particularly elderly and handicapped low-income persons, can least afford to make the modifications necessary to provide for adequate insulation; and that weatherization of such dwellings would lower utility expenses for low-income persons as well as conserve needed energy. Initial implementation took place in 1977 and the distribution of $27 million in grant awards to the states and 24 Native American tribal organizations. The program became fully operational in 1978 as an additional $64.066 million was distributed to the grantees. Reports for the quarter ending December 31, 1978, reveal that 95,714 homes were weatherized during the year. It is projected that at the conclusion of the currently authorized program (FY 1980), 1.1 million low-income homes will have been weatherized. This projection represents only 9% of the households eligible for assistance. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Office of State and Local Programs
• OSTI ID: 5942227
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS-0084
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
291000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Conservation
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AGE GROUPS
AMERICAN INDIANS
BUILDINGS
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
FINANCING
GRANTS
HOUSES
HUMAN POPULATIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
LOW INCOME GROUPS
MINORITY GROUPS
MODIFICATIONS
POPULATIONS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
THERMAL INSULATION
WEATHERIZATION