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Weatherization Assistance Program

How to apply for weatherization in North Carolina

You can call the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Economic Opportunity, at 919-715-5850.

Number of Homes Weatherized

2000: 2992  2001: 3244  2002: 3404  2003: 3930  2004: 3696  2005: 3422  2006: 3808  2007: 3138  

DOE Funding for Weatherization
(In U.S. Dollars)

2000: 2465323  2001: 2799730  2002: 4210497  2003: 4086054  2004: 4158644  2005: 4176834  2006: 4576429  2007: 3717293  2008: 4139225  2009: 9766765  

North Carolina Recovery Act Funding - Weatherization Program
$131,954,536

North Carolina Weatherization and Low-Income Energy Programs

North Carolina Weatherization

North Carolina Contacts

North Carolina's Weatherization Assistance Program provides weatherization services to low-income persons throughout the state. The Weatherization Assistance Program reduces household energy use and costs by improving the energy efficiency of a participant's home.

The statewide Weatherization Assistance Program is administered by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Economic Opportunity, and local Community Action Associations deliver weatherization services in the field. For more information, call the state Weatherization Office at 919-715-5850.

Profile of North Carolina Weatherization Recipients
Total number of households receiving assistance in 2006 6,624
Percent elderly 35%
Percent with children 34%
Percent with disabilities 27%

North Carolina Weatherization Overview

The Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (WAPTAC) publishes a summary of funding, contacts, and links to state directives for local weatherization agencies involving standards for service.

Energy and Low-Income Heating Assistance (LIHEAP) in North Carolina

Complete List of North Carolina's Low-Income Energy Programs

The National Energy Accessibility and Affordability Project (NEAAP) publishes a complete list of the programs available to low-income households in the state, including those funded by federal and state governments, North Carolina utilities, and charities. NEAAP publishes this list as part of the LIHEAP Clearinghouse, which is maintained on the National Center for Appropriate Technology Web site and receives support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The list also includes LIHEAP contacts in North Carolina. Under federal rules, North Carolina can use up to 25% of its LIHEAP funds for weatherization.

State Energy Assistance Programs

Operation Fan / Heat Relief
This special emergency assistance project helps elderly North Carolinians cope with the heat. Electric fans are given to those elderly citizens who have the greatest need for relief from the heat. Funding assistance is available May through September of each year. The fans are distributed by one local provider in each county and are given as a gift. During the summer of 2002, 4,674 fans were purchased statewide and were distributed. For more information, contact your local aging organization

North Carolina Publications and Links

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

DOE Publications

Energy Savings Take Flight in North Carolina (PDF 116 KB)
DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program publishes this short fact sheets summarizing accomplishments and funding statistics; 2 pp.; October 2001.

North Carolina Publications

Low Income Energy Assistance Program Manual

More Weatherization Publications

WAPTAC Library
Search the Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center library for publications.