Does anyone know why weatherization has stopped in SC?

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Permalink Reply by David Eggleton on April 14, 2011 at 3:52pm

This blog gives some clues, perhaps.  Note that federal stimulus money was instrumental and is nearly, if not, history.

Free market advocates generally oppose government encouragement of energy efficiency, saying it should not be advantaged in any way, that consumers will buy it if it's so good.  Those folks are quite strong right now.

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Permalink Reply by Danielle Amasia on April 15, 2011 at 8:38am

Interesting, do you know if they stopped the entire program or just your agency stopped contracting work?

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Permalink Reply by Carol A. Markell on April 18, 2011 at 8:56am

Stimulus funds (via ARRA) given to the Weatherization program meant that every state had to ramp up production. CAP agencies had to double and triple the amount of homes to be weatherized. Funds end as of spring 2012 and many agencies are now having to downsize crews.

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Permalink Reply by Ed Minch on April 27, 2011 at 10:28am

The Stimulus money goes from 4/1/09 to 3/31/12, so lack of funds is not the issue.  The problem is hinted at in the above message - CAPs have had to ramp up.  The problem is that various states have had problems maintaining quality through this ramp-up, and DOE is coming down very hard as they do their auditing.  I know that there have been issues in MD, PA, DE and NJ, and I have heard in VA.  A lot of it has to do with record keeping by the CAPS, and funding allocation by the states, so what you are experiencing might be local, but also might be much more.

Ed Minch

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