Let’s make home energy affordable for everyone!
Home energy bills – electricity and fuel for lights, appliances, and heating and cooling – can be a big financial burden. If you need assistance with high energy bills, help is available!
Click on the GREEN TABS below to GET HELP PAYING ENERGY BILLS now and GET WEATHERIZATION HELP so your future energy bills are lower.
- All of these programs work for both manufactured and mobile homes as well as “stick-built” homes.
- Many programs work for renters, and some programs have no income limitations.
- Program information changes quickly! If you see problems with the information on this page, please email Anna@vitalcommunities.org.
What the Symbols Mean
Fuel Assistance
Fuel Assistance pays part of your home heating bills by sending a lump-sum payment directly to your fuel provider.
Crisis Fuel Assistance
Crisis Fuel Assitance helps pay for fuel or furnace repairs or avoid a disconnection.
Heat Squad Energy Audits
Heat Squad, a program from NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, offers low-cost energy audits for just $150 compared to typically audits that go for $300 or more.
Electrical Assistance Programs
Electrical (or Energy) Assistance Program in both Vermont and New Hampshire can give lower-income residents a discount on their utility bills.
Listen Heating Helpers
Listen’s Heating Helpers can help pay for fuel or prevent electric service disconnections.
Split the Ticket
Split the Ticket fund is a program through the Vermont Fuel Dealers Association that matches cash donations with donations of heating fuel through Vermont’s fuel providers.
Efficiency Vermont Home Energy Assessment
Efficiency Vermont (EVT) offers free energy consultations over the phone through their customer support line!
Listen Housing Helper Grant
Can be used to pay mortgage, rent, utilities.
VSECU Fuel Loan and Fuel Buying Program
USDA 504 Single Family Home Repair Loan and Grant
The 504 Program gives low-income homeowners in Vermont and New Hampshire low-interest loans or a grant to help with home repairs.
Efficiency Vermont Home Performance with ENERGY STAR
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (HPwES) is a rebate program through Efficiency Vermont that repays homeowners for 50% of weatherization or energy-efficiency project cost, up to $1,000 or even up to $3,000 for certain incomes.
Heat Squad Energy Audits
Heat Squad, a program from NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, offers low-cost energy audits for just $150 compared to typically audits that go for $300 or more.
Zero Energy Modular Home
Zero Energy Modular Home (ZEM) is a program through Efficiency Vermont that helps Vermonters replace their home with a new net-zero modular home that’s built to create as much electricity as it uses.
COVER Home Repair
COVER Home Repair makes weatherization affordable by completing projects with the help of volunteers.
Home Energy Loan
The Home Energy Loan is a low-interest loan that can be used for energy efficiency improvements on your home like heat pumps, efficient heating systems and hot water heaters, air sealing, insulation, renewables, and more.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps folks with low incomes save on their energy bills by making your home more energy-efficient.
Fuel Tank Programs
Fuel Tank Repair, Removal, or Replacement Programs help folks pay to have their heating fuel tanks repaired, removed, or even replaced with a new fuel tank when they may not be able to afford it on their own.
GreenSavingSmart
A SEVCA/Capstone program.
Window Dressers
Custom-made window inserts to cut heat/cooling loss. Sliding scale payment, no one is turned away, 100% free for those who cannot afford.
Efficiency VT Rebates
Updated Aug 2022
VT DCF/ EMERGENCY HEATING SYSTEM PROGRAM
Apply in person at CAA (SEVCA/Capstone). Makes emergency repairs to your home’s primary heating system.
MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIR PROGRAM
Through 3 distinct programs, MHIR offers assistance to income-eligible mobile home parks, and current and prospective mobile home owners, for improvements like roof repairs, stair and ramp accessibility upgrades, heating system repairs, hot water system repairs, weatherization work, plumbing and more.
Fuel Assistance
Fuel Assistance pays part of your home heating bills by sending a lump-sum payment directly to your fuel provider.
Crisis Fuel Assistance
Crisis Fuel Assitance helps pay for fuel, avoid a disconnection, or pay for furnace repairs.
Electrical Assistance Programs
Electrical (or Energy) Assistance Program in both Vermont and New Hampshire can give lower-income residents a discount on their utility bills.
Listen Heating Helpers
Listen’s Heating Helpers can help pay for fuel or prevent electric service disconnections.
Listen Housing Helpers
Can be used to pay mortgage, rent, utilities.
USDA 504 Single Family Home Repair Loan and Grant
The 504 Program gives low-income homeowners in Vermont and New Hampshire low-interest loans or a grant to help with home repairs.
COVER Home Repair
COVER Home Repair makes weatherization affordable by completing projects with the help of volunteers.
Weatherization Assistance Program
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) helps folks with low incomes save on their energy bills by making your home more energy-efficient.
Fuel Tank Programs
Fuel Tank Repair, Removal, or Replacement Programs help folks pay to have their heating fuel tanks repaired, removed, or even replaced with a new fuel tank when they may not be able to afford it on their own.
Window Dressers
Custom-made window inserts to cut heat/cooling loss. Sliding scale payment, no one is turned away, 100% free for those who cannot afford.
NH Residential utility/machine purchase rebates
From NHSaves.
