Energy Program Provides Californians with Energy Efficient Home Solutions at No Cost

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As temperatures drop across the state, Energy Upgrade California^® reminds eligible consumers to take advantage of the Energy Savings Assistance Program to help prepare their homes for the cooler weather with energy efficient home solutions.

The Energy Savings Assistance Program provides no-cost energy efficiency solutions and appliance repair or replacement items to income-qualified customers, such as appliance upgrades and installation for products including energy saving furnaces, energy efficient refrigerators, and air conditioning units. Additional home energy improvement services may also be available at no cost, including, but not limited to, improved insulation installation, and caulking and door weather stripping to increase home comfort.

"Keeping your home comfortable – and keeping your utility bill low – actually can go hand in hand," noted Regina Marston, Senior Manager of Energy Upgrade California. "The Energy Savings Assistance Program helps California stay golden – starting with your home."

To be eligible for the program, consumers must rent or own a home receiving electric or natural gas service from a California utility company, meet the utility company's installation requirements, and meet the program's income qualifications. For example, a family of four with a household income of less than $47,700 that receives gas service from a participating utility company may be eligible for no cost energy efficiency improvements to their home. Below are the income qualifications:

"This program helps make energy efficient improvements to the homes of those most in need – making energy management accessible to all Californians," added Marston. Utility companies participating in the program include:

To learn more about the Energy Savings Assistance Program, and to determine household eligibility and apply with your local utility, visit www.EnergyUpgradeCA.org, where information is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Energy Upgrade California^® is a state initiative to help Californians take action to save energy and conserve natural resources, help reduce demand on the electricity grid, and make informed energy management choices at home and at work. It is supported by an alliance of the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, utilities, regional energy networks, local governments, businesses, and nonprofits to help communities meet state and local energy and climate action goals. Funding comes from investor-owned utility customers under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. For more information, visit www.EnergyUpgradeCA.org.

SOURCE Energy Upgrade California

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