Local Energy Alliance Program

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The Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) is a Charlottesville based nonprofit that offers energy audits on homes in Charlottesville, Albemarle County and northern Virginia with the goal of increasing energy efficiency and reducing energy costs. LEAP's mission is to lead the effort in local communities to implement energy efficient and renewable technologies in buildings; to promote cost savings for families and businesses, job creation, energy self-reliance, and local economic development; and to mitigate climate change. Lesley Crowther Fore, Executive Director

Highlights

2009

In summer 2009, Charlottesville and Albemarle County were awarded a $500,000 grant from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) to launch a the new service. The Blue Moon Fund has given an additional $100,000. In August 2010, LEAP received a $1.9 million award fromthe U.S. Department of Energy to improve the efficiency of multi-family homes in Charlottesville and the Hampton Roads area[1].

2010 contest

In 2010, homeowners in Charlottesville and Albemarle County participated in a 'home energy makeover' contest that offered $10,000 in energy-efficiency improvements. The Charlottesville winners were Susan and Mike Kruse Belmont, and the Albemarle County winners were Mark and Estelle Brooks[2].

2021

In January 2021, Albemarle County entered into a partnership with Local Energy Alliance Program and Albemarle Housing Improvement Program where the county would fund $250,000 in retrofits for existing county homes to increase energy efficiency. This is a program that came out of Albemarle's Climate Action Plan. [3]


References

  1. "Energy Upgrades for Low-income Housing Get Boost | Daily Progress." Home | Daily Progress. 26 Aug. 2010. Web. 27 Aug. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/aug/26/energy-upgrades-low-income-housing-get-boost-ar-474912/>.
  2. Web. Belmont contest winners making home more energy efficient, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 28, 2010, retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. Web. FES Quarterly Report - January 2021, Quarterly Report, Albemarle County Department of Facilities and Environmental Services, January 2021, retrieved January 20, 2021.