Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project
www.edgewater2020.org
Home Energy Savings
Consultations at the Thorndale Neighborhood Community Center:
1130 W. Thorndale
Wednesday Nights 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Measure Your Electricity Use-Watt Meter
Buy a Programmable Thermostat -$30
(Programmed - Save $= $70/annually)
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ComEd-Edgewater Energy Efficiency Project Attic Insulation and Weatherization
The Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project (EESP) has received funding from Commonwealth Edison to cut Edgewater homeowners' gas bills by insulating attics, installing programmable thermostats, and performing basic weatherization.
We are looking for homes that will qualify for the project.
To qualify:
- The home's attic must be uninsulated at present.
- We need to be able to insulate the floor of the attic (place insulation between the ceiling rafters of the top floor).
- The household income of the homeowner(s) needs to be less than twice the poverty level in Chicago.
- The homeowner needs to give the Project information on his/her heating bills for the last two years (available from Peoples Gas) and the year following the work.
Trained high-school students, working with an experienced supervisor present, will do the work, gaining valuable work experience. The homeowner will be expected to be present during the installation, which will probably be scheduled on Saturdays.
For more information on income eligibility requirements and/or to apply for this program, please contact the ECC Offfice at 773-334-5609 or email Environmental Sustainability Project Chair Thomas Murphy at
tjm2040@rcn.com. When applying, please provide your name, address, and telephone number.
Please note that under this ComEd grant to ECC as a not-for-profit organization, the goods and services received by homeowners are free and not subject to taxation.