Vermont Heating System Service Assistance
We work with the three organizations listed here to maintain, repair and replace furnaces and boilers for Co-op members who qualify for this assistance.
Crisis Fuels
| Availability: | It’s winter, you have no money and you’re facing an emergency because your heating system has stopped running. |
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| Income: | Up to 150% of federal poverty levels. |
| Season: | From the last Monday in November through the second Friday in April |
| Pays For: | Repair or replacement of furnaces and boilers |
| Contact: | Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO or Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) |
| Phone: | Chittenden County: (802) 863-6248 or 1-800-287-7971 (toll-free). Grand Isle County: Washington or Lamoille Counties: |
Efficency Vermont
| Availability: | You used at least 800 gallons of oil to heat your home (1,000 gallons for heat and hot water) in the previous year and your heating system is at least 15 years old. |
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| Income: | Up to 120% of Vermont State median income. This ranges from $51,324 for a one-person household to $73,320 for a four-person and $96,782 for an eight person household. |
| Season: | Year-round |
| Pays For: | Up to $2,500 to replace old furnaces or boilers with new efficient units. |
| Contact: | Call the Energy Co-op to get your annual oil use, and then call Efficiency Vermont. |
| Phone: | 1-888-921-5990 |
Weatherization
| Availability: | Your heating system is old or has not been properly maintained |
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| Income: | Household income is at or below 60% of Vermont’s median income |
| Season: | Year-round |
| Pays For: | Clean and tunes for furnaces and boilers and replacement of old heating systems, only when need is identified as part of an energy audit. |
| Contact: | Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties CVOEO Weatherization |
| Phone: | (802)-482-4180, or 1-(800)-545-1084 (toll-free) |
| Contact: | Washington County CVCAC Weatherization |
| Phone: | 1-(877)-919-2299 (toll-free) |
