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Advocates call for scaling weatherization, home repairs as county rolls out EECBG audits
Summary
Public commenters and nonprofit partners urged Charleston County to prioritize home repairs and weatherization for low- and moderate-income households as staff begins a grant-funded program of free energy audits and selective weatherization.
Nonprofit partners and members of the public urged the Resilience & Sustainability Advisory Committee to expand weatherization and home-repair support for low- and moderate-income households as Charleston County begins an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.
Emily Bennett, energy project manager at the Coastal Conservation League, told the committee that preserving existing housing stock through repairs and weatherization can reduce displacement and high energy burden. "Preserving existing housing stock is a pathway to improve this…
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