Secretary Chu Announces Major New Recovery Act Milestone: 300,000 Homes Weatherized

WASHINGTON, DC – January 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that states and territories across the country have now weatherized more than 300,000 low-income homes under the Recovery Act, a major milestone in the Department’s efforts to reduce home energy bills for families. This means that states are now more than 50 percent of the way toward meeting President Obama’s goal of weatherizing approximately 600,000 homes under the Recovery Act.