Va. gets $37.6M in energy stimulus funds - Washington Business Journal:

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million in federal stimulus funds gearedx towardmaking low-income residences more energy efficient. The amount, makinbg up half of the state’s total allotment to help weatherizes homes, adds to more than $9 million that had already been delivered to Virginia under the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act. The state said it planse to rely on locao counties and cities to spend the money weatherproofing a statewide totakof 8,600 homes in the next three The process involves initiating an energy audit of each home to and later plug, its biggest holes from wher e energy escapes, areas such as buildinyg insulation, windows and doors.
Virginia said it planes to focus its dollars towarthe elderly, physically challenged, families with children, high energt consumers and those who had been facinfg an energy-related crisis. The federal weatherization assistance program, administeredr by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a key facet of the federa lstimulus funds. Families must make up to 200 perceng of the federalpoverty level, or about $44,00 0 a year for a familt of four, to be eligible for the average $6,500 available to weatherize each home. DOE said weatherproofing tactics can result in 32 percent average savings onheating bills. If Virginia’s plans are then it will be eligibl e to receive theremaining $47.
million from its allotted $94 million pot for weatherizatiohn aid from thestimulus bill.