Weatherization 101:Weatherization Works!

Updated October 8, 2009

This is who we help

Weatherization Works!

$350* per family =

Average first-year energy savings

•Calculated 2009 ORNL/CON-493, ORNL/CON-484, EIA Annual Energy Outlook for 2009, EIA Short Term Energy Outlook

We work in all types of homes

Weatherization Works!

100,000 =

Number of homes

weatherized each year

This is what we find

Weatherization Works!

$1.67 = Benefits created for every $1 invested

This is what we do

Weatherization Works!

8,000 =

Jobs supported through

federal funding

We make it warmer in the winter

Weatherization Works!

32% =

Average reduction in

gas space heating

Weatherization Works!

“Before any work was done, my electric bill for the previous month was $200.33...(After

Weatherization) my current bill is only $105.68…”

Single mother of three

Oklahoma

We make it cooler in the summer

Weatherization Works!

1.79 ton =

Reduction in annual carbon dioxide emissions per year

per home

We make it safer for children, the elderly, and the disabled

Weatherization Works!

“I am truly grateful for this program because it has

undoubtedly saved my life...”

Weatherization found a potentially deadly carbon monoxide leak in this West Virginia home.

Weatherization Works!

$350* per family = First-year energy savings

100,000 = Homes weatherized each year

$1.67 = Benefits created for each $1 invested

* Calculated 2009 ORNL/CON-493, ORNL/CON-484, EIA Annual Energy Outlook for 2009, EIA Short Term Energy Outlook.

Weatherization Works!

8,000 = Jobs created with federal funding

32% = Average reduction in gas heating

1.79 ton = Annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions per year per home

Weatherization Works!

For Families

For Communities

For the Nation