Energy
Empowering Sustainable Energy Opportunities
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Sustainable Woodstock collaborates with multiple community partners to empower households to adopt extensive energy cost savings and efficiencies, including comprehensive energy audits and $1,500 grants for improving weatherization, wall/ceiling/pipe insulation, new water heaters and heating systems that do not use fossil fuel (e.g., heat pumps). The Project also provides households with custom-made insulating window inserts to reduce heat loss and improve home comfort.
Contact programs@sustainablewoodstock.org or call 802-457-2911 for assistance.
Energy Resources
Inflation Reduction Act Incentives
The IRA is the largest climate bill in US history and offers numerous rebates and tax credits.
Home Performance with Energy Star (HPwES)
Work with an Efficiency Excellence Network contractor to improve your home's insulation and air sealing — ensuring occupants' comfort, health, and safety — and get 75% off project costs.
Green Savings Smart
Provides free coaching to help you develop a personalized spending plan for your household, explore savings opportunities, and work to identify ways to reduce your energy usage to get you to the future you want.
A Vermonter’s Guide to Residential Heating and Cooling
This consumers’ guide was developed by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA), a national nonprofit organization, to inform consumers about the benefits of clean heating and cooling (CH&C) technologies. The guide, prepared for the Vermont Public Service Department’s Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF), provides information to help Vermonters decide whether it makes sense to invest in CH&C technologies and, if so, how. This guide was informed by CESA’s Building Decarbonization project, which works with member states to evaluate and develop policies and programs that support the market development of renewable thermal technologies.
COVER Home Repair
COVER is a local non-profit that brings Homeowners and Volunteers together to complete urgently needed home repairs and weatherization. Services are only available to those who are income qualifying. Learn more or apply.
Efficiency Vermont
Efficiency Vermont provides advice, technical services, and financial support to residents.
- Explore rebates on appliances, insulation, lighting and more.
- Certified Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractors can perform energy audits, which will determine where your home is losing energy, and how it can be more energy efficient. Find a contractor.
Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
OSEVCA offers free home weatherization to residents who are income qualifying. This service is available for renters if certain requirements are met. View income limits and apply.
Don’t live in SEVCA’s service area? View this list of other Community Action Agencies in Vermont.
Seasonal Fuel Assistance
Fuel assistance is offered through the state of Vermont and is available to income-qualifying residents. Fuel assistance will contribute a set amount of money, determined each November, towards your fuel bill. These funds are paid directly to your fuel dealer or as part of rent. View income limits and apply.
Green Mountain Power Energy Assistance
If you are a Green Mountain Power customer and make below a certain income, you are eligible for a discount on your energy.
504 Single Family Housing Repair Grant & Loan
Financial assistance is available to eligible Vermont residents for the removal, replacement, or upgrade of aboveground fuel oil storage. Amount awarded is based on income and household size.
Residential Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Removal/Replacement Program
Financial assistance is available to eligible Vermont residents for the removal, replacement, or upgrade of aboveground fuel oil storage. Amount awarded is based on income and household size.
Home Energy Loan
The Home Energy Loan is a fast, easy, and flexible way to finance home energy projects.
