DALLAS - (Business Wire) Oncor has committed $16 million over the next five years to fund the largest low-income weatherization effort thus far by the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies (TACAA). Oncor’s investment will help weatherize a minimum of 3,000 qualifying low or fixed-income residents’ homes through existing federal Weatherization Assistance Program providers.
“TACAA applauds Oncor’s commitment to its most vulnerable residents through this project,” said TACAA Executive Director Stella Rodriguez. “This is the largest project TACAA has ever undertaken, and I am confident the weatherization providers will get the job done and get it done right.”
TACAA is a private, nonprofit corporation that supports community action agencies in Texas working with low-income families and communities. Weatherization providers under contract with TACAA will invest Oncor funds in energy efficiency improvements in the homes of Oncor service area residents whose incomes are at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Weatherization program improvements include installing energy efficient light bulbs, caulking, weather-stripping, insulation and other energy efficiency measures and providing energy conservation education.
”Oncor’s energy efficiency programs have had a tremendous impact since they were introduced in 2002. Overall, the programs, which are open to every resident of the Oncor service area, have saved enough energy to run 75,000 homes for one year. Even with those achievements, Oncor can do more. We know that our financial commitment to TACAA will help improve conditions for those who have the most to lose during the hot summer months by helping them make their houses more energy efficient,” said Mike Stockard, Oncor director of energy efficiency.
TACAA was formed in 1968 to provide a unified voice for Community Action Agencies in Texas. TACAA impacts every community in Texas through its network, and collaborates on an ongoing basis with other organizations to solve problems affecting low-income residents throughout the state – from housing to child care and energy assistance to food aid. TACAA currently administers the Targeted Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program; Share Our Surplus, a fresh produce donation program; Hunters for the Hungry, a venison donation program; and the Food Stamp Education and Outreach Program, providing information to people who are eligible but not participating in the Food Stamp Program.
Oncor is a regulated electric distribution and transmission business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor operates the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, providing power to 3 million electric delivery points over more than 102,000 miles of distribution and 14,000 miles of transmission lines. While Oncor is a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp., Oncor is a separate entity with a separate board that is comprised of a majority of independent directors. For more information on Oncor, visit www.oncor.com.
Oncor Communications
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Texas Association of Community Action Agencies Inc.
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Kerrin Meyer