Rep. Susie Lee Announces Nearly $25 Million to Make Nevada Homes More Energy Efficient, Lower Utility Costs

WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) announced nearly $25 million to help working families in Nevada make their homes more energy efficient, while lowering utility bills. This funding will be available through the expanded Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) funding, made possible by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rep. Lee helped negotiate as a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. This program is designed to address the "whole home" including installing insulation, updating heating and cooling systems, upgrading electrical appliances, and taking other common-sense actions that will make homes warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer with less energy usage.

"Cutting costs for hardworking Nevada families is one of my top priorities, and this funding will do just that, all while helping grow our clean energy economy," said Rep. Susie Lee. "We all know just how expensive it can be to keep the air conditioning running during the scorching hot Nevada summers, and this funding will help Nevadans make their homes more energy efficient and save them money. This type of program is just why I fought so hard to get the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed, and I'll always fight for common-sense measures that cut costs and create jobs."

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expands the reach of WAP to help more state, local, and tribal governments reduce household energy use – saving consumers money, reducing emissions, and improving the health and safety of homes in communities that are disproportionally impacted by high energy costs. The program furthers Rep. Lee's efforts to lower costs for families while growing an equitable clean energy economy on our path to a net zero emissions economy by 2050.

Since 1976, WAP has served over seven million households and delivered an average of $372 in annual energy savings for American families. Today's funding announcement will transform the WAP program by expanding weatherization services to ten times current funding levels, creating jobs, and reestablishing economic opportunities in communities that have been hit the hardest by economic, racial, and environmental injustices. In addition to creating more energy-efficient homes, weatherization investments make homes more resilient to climate change, help create good-paying jobs, reduce energy costs, and support cleaner air and public health.

For more information about this effort, visit the WAP website and sign up for news announcements to keep up to date with the latest information and resources. See the WAP state-by-state funding table here.

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