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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Weatherization Assistance Program Success Stories

This is a central location to share success stories and public information tools across the Weatherization network. Stories, tools, and templates are linked below. If you have additional information that can be shared with the Weatherization network, please email Contact Us.

Weatherization Close-Ups

With the additional funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), DOE started development of new Weatherization Close Ups to highlight how each state and territory is using the Weatherization Recovery Act funding and what type of impact it is making on a local and state level. The Weatherization Close Ups will be updated over the course of the Recovery Act as each state and territory achieves weatherization production and other program goals.

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Success Stories

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AL | AK | AZ | AR | CO | DC | FL | GA | ID | IL | IN | KS | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO |
MT | NJ | NM | NY | NV | NC | MP | OH | OR | PA | PR | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT |WA | WI | WV

Alabama ^

Alabama weatherization program taking big strides with stimulus funding (March 4, 2010)
Source: WAFF48 News

Alaska ^

State weatherization effort brings warmth, savings home (August 2011)

Source: Alaska WAP

Arizona ^

Phoenix Receives Federal Energy Grant (September, 7, 2010)

Source: Ahwatukee.com

Arizona Reaches Major Recovery Act Milestone (August 24, 2010)

Source: KVOA.com

State Receives More Money From the Feds for Weatherizing (August 21, 2010)
Source: WMICentral.com

Gila County Weatherization Assistance Program Is Making a Difference (January 10, 2011)

Source: Weatherization.azcaa.org

Weatherization Assistance Program keeps Arizona Contractors Working (Winter 2011)

Source: State and Local Energy Report

Arkansas ^

Stimulus-Powered Weatherization Program Improving Thousands of More Homes (September 28, 2009)

Source: Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association

Carbon monoxide poisoning avoided through weatherization

Source: Energy Empowers

Colorado ^

Weatherization Success Stories from Arapahoe County (April 2010)
Source: Colorado Governor's Economic Recovery Team

Recovery Act Success Story: Colorado (December 2010)
Source: NASCSP

Colorado program puts Veterans to Work Weatherizing homes (October 2010)

Source: Denver Post

Veterans put to work helping low-income families in Colorado (Fall 2010)

Source: State and Local Energy Report

Connecticut ^

ARRA funding fuels Berlin-based Business (April 7, 2010)
Source: New Britain Herald

Weatherization Program, With Stimulus Funds, Gains Traction In Connecticut (March 27, 2010)
Source: Hartford Courant

District of Columbia ^

DOE Announces Nearly $120 Million to Advance Innovative Weatherization Projects, Highlights Progress in the Program Nationally (August 19, 2010)
Source: Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

Georgia ^

Georgia Weatherization Assistance Program: Celebrating 10,000 Homes (September 2011)

Source: Southface and Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA)

Florida ^

Weatherization Program Helps Local Family Save Money (January 5, 2010)
Source: First Coast News

St. Johns Housing Partnership Weatherizing in Clay County (Fall 2010)

Source: SJHP Fall 2010 Newsletter

Christine Kent Story
Source: Success and Leveraging Report Florida

St. Johns Housing Partnership Weatherization (February 10, 2011)

Source: SJHP Winter 2010 Newsletter

Idaho ^

Recovery Act Success Story: Idaho (January 2010)
Source: NASCSP

Stimulus Money used for Weatherization in Twin Falls (October 2010)

Source: KMVT

Cheers to the Idaho Weatherization Assistance Program (March 21, 2011)

Source: Idaho Press Tribune

Illinois ^

County weatherization program making impact (February 4, 2010)
Source: The State Journal-Register

Indiana ^

Indiana Caught Up with Weatherizations (August 19, 2010)

Source: Courier-Journal.com

Indiana Gets Second Half of Weatherization Grant (August 17, 2010)

Source: INDYSTAR.com

Weatherization goal passed: 20,185 homes got improvements with stimulus funds (October 27, 2011)

Source: INDYSTAR.com

Kansas ^

Before Winter Wind Blows, Stimulus Money Flows (October 9, 2009)
Source: Kansas City Star

Louisiana ^

Louisiana, Leads the Next Generation of Weatherization Workers (Spring 2011)

Source: State and Local Energy Report

Maine ^

DOE Congratulates Maine on Weatherizing More than 1,580 Homes under the Recovery Act (May 27, 2010)

Source: Department of Energy

MaineHousing sells carbon saved from weatherization to Chevrolet (Spring 2011)

Source: State and Local Energy Report

Massachusetts ^

Weatherization assistance means savings, jobs in Masachussetts (Press Release Template)
Source: Massachusetts Housing and Community Development

Massachusetts Recovery Site (lots of information, success stories, and data)
Source: Mass.gov

Weatherizing Homes, Building a Business

Source: Mass.gov

Partnering to Provide Opportunity, in Springfield

Source: Mass.gov

A Weatherization Program Continues to help, thanks to Stimulus Funds (March 2011)

Source: Mass.gov

A Home gets weatherized, a family stays warm (March 2011)

Source: Mass.gov

A Hands on -- and green -- approach to weatherization training, thanks to Stimulus (April 2011)

Source: Mass.gov

From homeless to hopeful, thanks to a stim-funded job (May 2011)

Source: Mass.gov

Stimulus funds help weatherize 10,000 Mass. homes (August 2011)

Source: Massachusetts WAP

Michigan ^

Heating Program Offers Aid with Weatherization (April 9, 2010)
Source: Detroit Free Press

Program Helping People Weatherize Homes (April 8, 2010)
Source: WJBK Fox 2

Press Release: National Initiative Leads to Local Success (April 9, 2010)
Source: OLSHA

Stimulus money creates jobs in Michigan (Fall 2010)

Source: State and Local Energy Report

Minnesota ^

Weatherizing the Recession (August 21, 2010)

Source: Chaska Herald

Minnesota Success Stories: Jobs + Saving Energy = Success (March 2010)
Source: Minnesota Department of Commerce

Minnesota Success Stories:Weatherization Lowers Heat Costs (March 2010)
Source: Minnesota Department of Commerce

The Economic Impact of Minnesota's Weatherization Programs: An Input-Output Analysis (October 2010)

Summary of Report (October 2010)

Source: University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality

Recovery Act weatherized 18,000 Minnesota homes (December 2011)

Source: MinnPost

Mississippi ^

DOE Congratulates Mississippi on Weatherizing More than 2,580 Homes under the Recovery Act (May 27, 2010)

Source: Department of Energy

Recovery Act Success Story: Mississippi (March 2010)
Source: NASCSP

Mississippi Community Action Wins 2011 State and Local Energy Magazine Award for Excellence (March 7, 2011)

Source: NASCSP

Missouri ^

Parkland Green Jobs Project Report (March, 2010)
Source: East Missouri Action Agency

Stimulus Money to Provide Geothermal Heat Systems to Low Income (September 8, 2010)
Source: Don Norfleet, The Fulton Sun

Montana ^

Montana - WAP Success Story (December 16, 2010)

Montana Beats the Cold with Weatherization (January 9, 2012)

Source: earthtechling.com

Nevada ^

Report: Nevada has weatherized nearly 4,000 homes under the Recovery Act (August 24, 2010)

Source: RGJ.com

DOE Congratulates Nevada on Weatherizing More than 2,300 Homes under the Recovery Act (May 27, 2010)

Source: Department of Energy

Contractors make homes more energy efficient, safer (October 2010)

Source: Las Vegas Review Journal

New Jersey ^

Bayonne's Low-income Residents Can Qualify for Weatherization Assistance Funding (September 8, 2010)
Source: NJ.com

New Mexico^

WAP Recovery Act Success Story: New Mexico (July 26, 2010)
Source: New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA)

New York ^

Rep. Dan Maffei Showcases Program Spurred by Stimulus Funds (April 7, 2010)
Source: The Post-Standard

Weatherization Helps Improve 1000 Homes(April 7, 2010)
Source: WSYR 9

Press Release: Stimulus Works - Weatherizing Homes and Training New Yorkers for Green Jobs (April 2010)
Source: New York State Community Action Association and New York State Weatherization Directors Association

Press Release: New York State Weatherization Program Set to Exceed Goals (February 28, 2010)
Source: New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal

Cash flows in for home weatherization (February 1, 2010)
Source: Times Herald-Record

Stimulus Dollars for Weatherization Create Thousands of Jobs in New York (October 21, 2009)
Source: The Post-Standard

Letter to Delaware Opportunities, Inc. (December 8, 2010)

How Green was my Recovery (June 2011)

North Carolina ^

Insulating against high bills: Residents weatherize homes to save money (March 6, 2010)
Source: The Wilson Daily Times

Recovery Act funds lower energy costs, provide jobs Page 1, Page 2 (January 20, 2010)
Source: Outer Banks Sentinel

Stimulus Funds Help Local Families in Wilkes, Alleghany, and Ashe (October 2010)

Source: Jefferson Post

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ^

Garapan family gets free energy-efficient appliances (March 10, 2010)
Source: Saipan Tribune

Ohio ^

Client Letter: Thumbs Up to COAD (April 2010)
Source: Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development

Training center gets people work, teaches new skills (March 2010)
Source: Energy Empowers

WSOS using its millions to weatherize (March 11, 2010)
Source: The News-Messenger

Face of the Stimulus: Success story of an Ohio man working in weatherization - Video (January 29, 2010)
Source: CNN

Recovery Act Success Story: Ohio (November 2009)
Source: NASCSP

Oregon ^

Warm and Well

Source: Oregon.gov

Pennsylvania ^

Pa. Tabs $81M in Stimulus Funding for Weatherization (August 20, 2010)

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal

Client Thank You Letter (March 2010)
Source: Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency

Governor Rendell Announces $1.1 Million Investment of Recovery Act Funds to Train Weatherization Workforce (October 28, 2009)
Source: Pennsylvania Office of the Governor

Puerto Rico ^

$420K to reduce Aibonito's energy costs

Source: Caribbean Business

Educational Conference

South Dakota ^

Nearly 400 homes await weatherization work (January 4, 2010)
Source: Madison Daily Leader

Tennessee ^

Weatherization Good News Stories - Video (January 12, 2010)
Source: Tennessee Department of Human Services

Nearly 11,000 Tennessee Homes have been Weatherization with Stimulus Funds

Source: Chattanoogan.com

VP 100: Smart meters will help customers avoid high electric bills

Source: Energy Empowers

Texas ^

Federal Weatherization Funds Hard at Work (January 6, 2010)
Source: KXII First 12 News

West Texas Opportunities Utilizes Stimulus Funds to Expand Weatherization Program (October 27, 2009)
Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram

Utah ^

Utah opens Weatherization Training Center (May 11, 2010)
Source: Deseret News

Stimulus dollars to improve Utah homes (July 16, 2009)
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

Vermont ^

DOE Congratulates Vermont on Weatherizing More than 840 Homes under the Recovery Act (May 27, 2010)

Source: Department of Energy

Washington ^

Programs, grants help low-income residents weather the storm (May 3, 2010)
Source: The Columbian

Recovery Act Success Story: Washington (March 2010)
Source: NASCSP

Making lives warmer, one house at a time (January 2011)
Source: The Spokane Review

Client Letter (April 2011)

Source: Washington Department of Commerce

Collection of client letters from 2010 (September 2011)

Source: Washington Department of Commerce

Washington State A Home Weatherizing Demon (January 2012)

Source: earthtechling.com

Weatherization affects thousands (January 2012)

Source: TheOlympian.com

Wisconsin ^

Western Dairyland Program Saves Families Money while Putting People to Work

Source: WQOW

Wisconsin Weatherizer: Green Jobs Case Study

Source: Popularmechanic.com

More than 30,500 state homes weatherizing in past three years (January 2012)

Source: JSOnline.com

Stimulus funding helps weatherize over 30K Wisconsin Homes (January 2012)

Source: wtaq.com

West Virginia ^

Weatherization Success Story: Michael Shephard (March 2010)
Source: Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia

Weatherization Success Story: Beulah Sisk (March 2010)
Source: Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia

Weatherization Success Story: Rachel McCarty (March 2010)
Source: Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia

Weatherization program holds first graduation luncheon (March 13. 2010)
Source: The Journal

Client Letter: March 2011

Southwestern CAC WX Employment Success Story (October 2009)

CHANGE Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

Coalfield Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

CRI Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

Mountain CAP Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

Mountain Heart Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

Nicholas CAP Weatherization Success Story (April 2010)

North Central Weatherization Success Story – Williams Wolfe (April 2010)

North Central Weatherization Success Story – Francis-French (April 2010)

North Central Weatherization Employment success – Stotler (April 2010)

PRIDE Weatherization Success Story – Baldwin- Hensley (April 2010)

Source: West Virginia Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Templates ^

West Virginia Success Story Template
This template is to be distributed to local agencies to facilitate the writing and dissemination of success stories throughout the network.
Source: West Virginia Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

West Virginia Success Story Definition and Details
This document gives more detail on the process for using the West Virginia success story template
Source: West Virginia Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity