Low Income Weatherization Program
No-cost upgrades for eligible customers
The TNMP Low Income Weatherization Program provides incentives for the installation of energy efficiency upgrades in the single-family homes of low-income customers.
Through its Low Income Weatherization Program, TNMP makes 10% of its total energy efficiency portfolio budget available annually to income-eligible customers in the TNMP electric distribution service area.
The Low Income Weatherization Program is administered by Frontier Energy. Frontier and non-profit agencies coordinate all work conducted on participants homes. The maximum allowable expenditure under the program is $8,500 per home. The multifamily heat pump program is administered by EnerChoice, who will issue a request for proposals on HVAC retrofits. All projects are approved based on providing a cost-effective improvement in energy efficiency.
Download Program Documents
Program Manual
Overview
Overview
Eligible projects include:
- Attic and wall insulation
- LEDs
- Replacement air conditioners with a 15.2 SEER2 and 9.8 EER2 or higher
- Replacement heat pumps with a 15.2 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2 or higher
- Attic encapsulation
- Air infiltration control measures
- Duct sealing (alternate method accepted)
- Water heating measures (electric water heaters only)
- Solar screens
To see what we can do for your home, contact one of the participating agencies below:
Eligibility
Eligibility
Eligible Customers Must:
- Be a TNMP electric distribution service customer
- Have a household income that is 200% or less of the current federal poverty guidelines
- Use electric air conditioning in their home
- Live in a single-family home, mobile home, or multifamily with individually metered units
Project Sponsors Must:
- Be registered 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) entities, housing authorities or local government agencies
- Be able to identify eligible customers and validate income eligibility using the Texas Administrative Code Rules adopted for Energy Assistance Programs
- Have sufficient staff or manage contractors to perform assessments, the installation of measures, and data entry
Process
Process
Agencies that are accepted into the program for the year will sign a Participation Agreement with Frontier Energy, our program implementer. The agreement will include the amount of funding allocated to the agency for the year, milestones for obligation of the funding, as well as other terms of the agreement.
Agencies must have customers sign the Single Family or Multifamily Income Eligibility Form to verify eligibility before scheduling work. Completed work & installed measures must be certified by the customer signing the customer certification form.
Agency performance toward meeting program milestones will be reviewed by TNMP on or about May 1 and August 1 each program year.