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John Plasse
Amador County Supervisor
District 1
810 Court St.
Jackson CA 95642
(209) 223-6491
(209) 257-0619
jplasse@co.amador.ca.us

Information about grant funding for homeowner weatherization projects.

Hi All, in response to your questions regarding ATCAA’s ARRA weatherization project, though we have not received the contract to start work, we expect the following:

Amador:  $251,099 to weatherize approximately 42 homes /$6,000 a home
Tuolumne: $442,235 to weatherize 75 homes/$6,000 a home.
These allocations were provided to us by the State.

Below is what we can typically do in a home.

1] An assessment of the home to determine the appropriate measures to create the largest utility savings is performed on every home in the program.

2] Combustion appliance testing is performed on entry and exit of each home. Minimum standards of operation/function for each appliance must be met to allow tightening of the envelope of the home.

3] Diagnostic Pressure Testing (DPT) of each home is required by the DOE contract. DPT involves specialized equipment to pressurize both the home as a whole, and any existing heating/cooling system duct work. The data supplied by DPT predicates how much shell sealing or duct sealing work can be performed.

4] Health & Safety (H&S) repairs/ replacements – related to combustion appliances which are operating in unhealthy or unsafe ranges of carbon monoxide production, or other client health hazards.
The contract has an overall cap, and a per appliance cap on the amount which can be used for H&S hazard mitigation, and the standards for appliance replacement  can often be difficult to match in specific cases.

5] Carbon Monoxide alarms are a mandatory installation measure for all homes with combustion appliances.

6] Various infiltration reduction measures are installed as appropriate to each specific situation. They include caulking, door weather-stripping, electrical outlet/switch gaskets, glass repair, sliding glass door repairs, evaporative cooler covers.

7] Window repair and/or installation of energy efficient windows as possible within the measure caps.

8] Minor Home Envelope Repair is a catch-all which covers door replacements as well as items which are needed to ensure proper operation of the home as an efficient use model of heating and cooling energy sources.

9] Water restrictor devices – Low flow shower heads and faucet restrictors to reduce the amount of hot water being used.

10] Water heater blankets

11] Compact Fluorescent light bulbs and hard wired compact fluorescent fixtures.

12] Attic insulation and attic venting is performed as needed within the scope of the savings-to-investment ration required by contract.

13] Evaporative cooler installations for homes without cooling or as a replacement for an A/C unit- a significant PG&E savings is possible with this.

14] Retro-Fit Storm window installation. In lieu of dual pane window installs, some homes are able to receive storm windows which are more energy efficient than new dual pane windows.

15] Set-back thermostats for gas or electric furnace/ heaters.


All of the above measures are installed or performed on specific units within the guidelines of the contract and the Weatherization Installation Standards as required by the DOE and the State of California – CSD.


Shelly Hance, Executive Director
Amador- Tuolumne Community Action Agency
935 So. Hwy 49, Jackson, CA 96542
ph:  (209) 533-1397 ext 236
Fax:(209) 533-1034 or (209) 223-4178
shance@atcaa.org