Tag: home energy
REPS. WELCH & KING RALLY BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR FULL FUNDING OF HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
As the Northeast emerges from one of the most brutal winters on record, Rep. Peter Welch and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) have rallied a bipartisan coalition to fight for full funding of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In a letter to ...
CT Delegation Announces $77 MIillion In Home Heating Relief
Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman John Larson (D-Conn.), U.S. Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) U.S. Congressman Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and U.S. C...
Bills to Reduce Home Energy Costs Advance, Including Thompson-Cosponsored Measure to Address Propane Shortages
Washington, D.C. - March 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a series of legislative measures that will improve energy efficiency and decrease home heating and electricity costs, including a bill sponsored ...
Protecting LIHEAP Funding, Preventing Another Government Shutdown, and More
This week, Congresswoman Kusterspoke ou against cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) that have resulted from across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. During a visit to Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS) in Nash...
Milestone Reached With AHFC’s Home Energy Rebate Program
ANCHORAGE, AK - August 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- When Ryan Debonis from Eagle River received a check for $7,500 from Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) for building to the highest efficiency standard available at time of new construction, 5 ...
AHFC Introduces $10,000 Six Star Rebate and Incentivizes Greater Home Energy Efficiency Standards
ANCHORAGE, AK - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Under new program changes adopted by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), beginning July 1, 2013, Alaska homeowners participating in the Home Energy Rebate Program for new construction may qualif...
County Executive Bellone Reminds Residents About NYS Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Hauppauge, NY - January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- County Executive Bellone reminds Suffolk County residents, who are eligible, to participate in HEAP, a federally funded program that issues heating benefits to supplement a household’s annual ene...
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Expands Home Energy Rebate Program to make more Alaskans eligible...
January 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska homeowners who used the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Home Energy Rebate Program or 5 Star Plus New Home Rebate Program and have since built or purchased a new or existing home are eligible for a new r...
Governors Urge Congress to Fully Fund Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
AUGUSTA, DC - September 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Paul LePage joined with 13 other Governors across the country to submit a letter requesting Congress fully fund the federal government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHE...
Keystone HELP Program Hits 10,000th Loan Milestone; Continues to Create Jobs, Save Homeowners Money,...
Allentown - August 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Treasurer Rob McCord today marked a major milestone in Pennsylvania’s nationally recognized Keystone Home Energy Loan Program, which recently issued its 10,000th loan to make homes more energy e...
Durham to Soon Reach Home Energy Savings Program Goal
DURHAM, N.C. - July 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Only a few spots are left in the first-come, first served Durham Home Energy Savings Program, and homeowners looking to save energy and money should apply before the July 31 deadline.
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Obama to Increase Home Energy Assistance Funding in...
Washington, DC - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey, Congressman John Tierney, and a bipartisan group of more than 100 lawmakers sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance ...
Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $34 Million for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in New...
NEWARK, NJ - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released $34.2 million for the Low Income Home Energy Ass...
Markey, Kerry Praise Release of $21 Million in Home Heating Funds for Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today praised the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s release of $845 million to states throughout the cou...
Huntsville Celebrates Launch of Home Energy Upgrade Program with Energy Department Support
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday recognized the launch of the Huntsville WISE Gold Program, one of DOE's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects, at a Home Energy "Block Party" in H...
Santa Barbara County Launches New Home Energy Upgrade Financing Program with Energy Department Suppor
November 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Energy recently recognized the launch of Santa Barbara County's energy efficiency financing program, one of the Department's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects. Called "emPowerSBC," thi...
City of New Orleans Launches Home Energy Efficiency Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today applauded the launch of the City of New Orleans' NOLA Wise, one of the Department's Better Buildings Neighborhood projects. The $1.7 million i...
Durham Seeks Home Energy Savings Program Applicants
Durham, NC - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Approximately 200 Durham homes will soon be saving energy and money thanks to the Durham Home Energy Savings Program.
The Durham Home Energy Savings Program, overseen by the Durham City-County Sus...
HEAT Applicants to See Lower Benefit Payments
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - March 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to federal budget cuts to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Home Energy Assistance Target (HEAT) applicants will receive lower average payments beginning March 2, 2011.
Shimkus Announces LIHEAP Funding; Calls on Obama to Release More Funds
Washington, DC - January 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) has co-signed a letter with 112 of his colleagues, both Republicans and Democrats, to President Obama asking that Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency funds be released
Schock Joins Bipartisan Effort to Urge President to Release LIHEAP Funds
Washington, DC - January 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) joined 132 of his colleagues in writing to President Barack Obama this week, requesting he release emergency funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
CASTLE URGES THE PRESIDENT TO RELEASE HEATING ASSISTANCE FUNDS
Washington, DC - January 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Delaware Congressman Mike Castle urged President Obama to release additional heating assistance funds for those who are struggling to keep their families warm this winter. Under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the President is authorized to provide approximately $590 million nationwide in contingency funding under certain economic conditions
Senate Majority Leader: Democrats’ Home Energy Assistance Web Page Can Help Families Save This...
Web site provides one-stop shop for families seeking help with heating expenses, furnace upgrades and home weatherization. Hartford, CT - November 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- State Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney (D-New Haven) announced today that the Senate Democrats have released an update to their home-heating assistance Web page to help provide Connecticut families with a convenient location on the Web for information on a wide variety of home-heating assistance programs.
$2.7 Billion Released for Home Energy Assistance
Washington D.C.) - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of $2.7 billion in grant funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) . The funding, which is for the remaining months of the year, will be used to help eligible families pay the costs of heating and insulating their homes this winter
$2.7 Billion Released for Home Energy Assistance
Washington D.C.) - October 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of $2.7 billion in grant funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) . The funding, which is for the remaining months of the year, will be used to help eligible families pay the costs of heating and insulating their homes this winter
