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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New grant program helps eligible City of La Crosse residents lower energy bills and stay comfortable
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A new grant program is now available, and it is aimed at helping eligible City of La Crosse residents beat the summer heat and reduce their energy costs. The grant program is funded by the City of La Crosse, and it offers free home energy assessments and no-cost efficiency upgrades for low-to-moderate income residents who qualify. Green Homeowners United has been selected to be one of the local contractors, and they are tasked with carrying out the assessments and improvements. Below is a list of how it will work: Free Energy Assessment: Trained La Crosse-based assessors from Green Homeowners United evaluate homes for energy loss and efficiency opportunities. On-the-Spot Improvements: Qualifying homes may receive free upgrades such as air sealing, LED lighting, and improve HVAC duct efficiency during the visit. Up to $25,000 in Additional Grants: Homes that meet program criteria may be eligible for up to $25,000 in federal grant funding to cover larger improvements, including insulation and heat pump installations. More than 300 City of La Crosse homeowners are expected to benefit from the program. If you are interested, you can visit this link. From there, you can call or text Jack Phillips at (608) 616-0470 for further information and scheduling. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX2548 & WIProud.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
La Crosse announces program to help low-income residents with energy costs
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The city of La Crosse is starting a new program with Green Homeowners United. Over 300 homeowners will be able to have their homes checked for old insulation and air leaks free of cost. Kevin Kane with Green Homeowners United says money from the Federal Inflation Reduction Act helped launch the program, 'The state of Wisconsin is going to be receiving $149 million for things like insulation, heat pumps, and more. That money can go anywhere in the state, so municipalities are trying to find new ways to do it. La Crosse is quite interested in figuring out how do we help as many residents in La Crosse as possible.' Kane says checking how drafty houses are can save homeowners plenty of money. 'It's often not where people think they are. People may think it's by their windows, and it may be in some cases. But a lot of times air leaks out at the top of the house, around the entrance to the attic, around gaps in your basement, or where wires and pipes come in. Sealing that with spray foam, or weather stripping, or caulk can save a ton of energy.' Rebecca Schwarz is a homeowner who says an assessment from the program has fixed a major problem in her house. 'For the first 18 months, I didn't realize we weren't getting heat or cooling air in the kitchen. After they did everything, we turned on the heat and I was like there's heat in the kitchen for the first time. I didn't even know it could come out of that hole in the wall.' With a few houses completed, Kane expects the program to be able to help many more La Crosse homeowners soon, 'The goal of this program is to help people fight climate change at home. People are now going to be rewarded for it with all the new federal funds available. We want to help La Crosse city residents be first in line.' To find out if you qualify for the program, you can contact Green Homeowners United. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
