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Home Weatherization Assistance Program

The HWAP process and training evaluation reports have been finalized. See final editions are below:

Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) Training Evaluation (pdf)

Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) Process Evaluation (pdf)

Ohio Home Weatherization Assistance Program (HWAP) Impact Evaluation (pdf)

2008 Final HWAP State Plan (pdf)

WHAT IS HWAP?
Ohio's Home Weatherization Assistance Program is a federally funded low-income residential energy efficiency program. The program reduces low-income households' energy use, thus creating more affordable housing for those in most need. Services include attic, wall and basement insulation; blower-door-guided air leakage reduction; heating system repairs or replacements; and health and safety testing and inspections. All measures are provided based on an on-site energy audit and on cost-effective guidelines developed using the NEAT computerized energy audit. Individualized client education is an important component of the program.

WHO BENEFITS FROM HWAP?
Households at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines, PIPP (Percentage of Income Payment Plan) participants, PIPP eligible households or households participating Supplemental Security Income qualify for this no-cost program.  After weatherization, households that heat with natural gas reduce space heating consumption by an average of 24.7%, and electrically heated homes reduce usage by 13% on average.  HWAP participants increased the percentage of utility bills that they pay and the rate of disconnections of utility service for this group decreased by 50%.

WHAT DOES HWAP MEAN TO OHIO?
HWAP has weatherized more than 304,000 dwellings in Ohio since 1977. This will result in a reduction of 376 million pounds of CO2 emissions, 840 thousand pounds of NOx and 2.3 million pounds of SOx.  Statewide, HWAP has created approximately 403 skilled jobs that provide energy conservation services.  Numerous other subcontractors and suppliers benefit from this work.  HWAP has served as the model for the development of energy efficiency programs offered by Ohio's  utility companies.

WHAT MAKES OHIO'S PROGRAM DISTINCTIVE?
Ohio was one of the first states to incorporate blower-door usage, combustion appliance analysis testing for efficiency and safety, and client education as an integral part of the program. The Ohio Weatherization Training Center trains all field staff in state-of-the-art techniques for cost-effectively and safely reducing the energy burden in all types of structures. All programs are monitored annually for cost effectiveness and accountability by Department of Development staff. Periodically, the State contracts for statewide program evaluations. The 2006 evalutation, which evaluated the 2003 program year, found that the program is cost effective.  The impact, process and training evaluations are posted online.

For more information call  Stephanie McCormick, Office of Energy Efficiency, at (614) 466-8608 or Email US.

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Weatherization Program Standards

Combined Energy Assistance Application (pdf)

Aplicacion Combinada para Los Programas de Asistencia para Energia