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“We look forward to an important partnership with Energy Outreach Colorado as we work together to create new green jobs and further develop our New Energy Economy,” said GEO director Tom Plant. “By increasing investment in this sector, we can make income-qualified multi-family buildings more comfortable for residents, while reducing utility costs and energy consumption.”
 
EOC will target 700 units as part of its one-year, $2.8 million contract with the GEO. The work will create jobs, as the EOC will add staff as well as hire contract labor to conduct much of the actual weatherization and efficiency improvements. The GEO will gauge the success of this multi-family effort and could extend EOC’s contract an additional two years.
 
The program is part of a major effort under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) to significantly expand weatherization services across Colorado and the country. In the past, the majority of weatherization services have focused largely on single family homes and mobile homes. The EOC contract will include nearly $1.6 million in Recovery Act dollars and $1.2 million from the Department of Energy’s standard weatherization allocation to the GEO.
 
“We’re tremendously excited about the opportunity to partner with the Governor’s Energy Office to increase the energy efficiency of multi-family housing for Colorado’s low-income residents,” said Skip Arnold, Executive Director of Energy Outreach Colorado. “The Governor’s Energy Office and Energy Outreach Colorado have been working for the past 20 years to make energy affordable for all Coloradans, and this program will greatly enhance that work.”
 

Information about the federal weatherization assistance program can be found at the following link: http://www.waptac.org/

 
Information about the GEO’s low income weatherization program can be found at the following link:
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/index.php?/residential/category/free-energy-services/