*What is "Leveraging"?
The word means: using the resources of the program and its organizations, such as people, time, skills, good reputation and funding, to attract more complementary resources.
The Weatherization Partnership Project will support Weatherization delivery agencies’ expansion and accountability initiatives by supporting the exchange of ideas and results and the development of expanded partnerships.
Our Leveraging and Expansion Resources:
This page is a gateway to our information, analysis and contacts. The links below lead to lessons learned and tools used when winning resources for affordable energy and then using expanded resources effectively.
Leveraging Tools by Categories
- Action Steps Page: How to get started and how to develop your winning strategy.
- Partnerships Page: Design of leveraged programs and their results. This page includes:
- Utility Partnerships - with a matrix of utility programs, case studies, and links to evaluations.
- Affordable Housing Partnerships
- Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy Funding
- Fee-for-Service ventures
- Donations
- Other Partnerships
- Essential Tools Page: This page includes:
- Instructions and templates for advocating
- Material on Regulatory and Legal Issues
- Energy Terms and Energy Data
- Energy Market Information
- Experts to Help You
- Background Data You Need: This page includes:
- National and Regional Low-Income Energy Consumer Data
- Sources for estimating your state’s costs
- National Affordable Energy Programs including
Can’t find what you need on the site?
Our staff is probably able to help you in person. (Customized help is part of our assignment from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.)
Please call (202 628-4900) or contact the Project Manager today.
The site is a product of the EOS Weatherization Leveraging Partnership Project. The Project provides direct and on-line technical information and assistance. We primarily support local and state programs of Weatherization and Energy Assistance, as well as their private and community partners. We especially enjoy working with new potential private partners and public policy makers.
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