The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) offers the following resources for renters and homeowners living in apartments, condos, and single family homes.
Benefits are available on a first-come first-served basis. If funding is depleted for the current year, applicants may join a waitlist for the following year. Some programs have household income requirements. Click the links below for program details and to apply or call 311 for assistance.
Make an energy efficient and sustainable home
- Residential Rebates (discounts for energy efficient appliance purchases)
- Affordable Home Electrification Program (AHEP)
- Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) (home weatherization and efficiency)
- Emergency Mechanical System (EMS) (emergency HVAC replacement assistance)
- Rain barrels, rain gardens, trees (protect the Anacostia River, beautify the yard)
Get help with utility bills
- Community Solar (Pepco bill discount without having to install solar panels)
- Utility Discount Program (UDP)
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- Verizon Lifeline (telephone land line service)
Tackle Pollutants in the home
- Lead complaint (renters)
- Lead Reduction Program (renters & low income homeowners)
- Mold Program
- Asbestos Abatement Program
- Radon testing kits
- Lead Pipe Replacement Assistance Program (LPRAP)
Discover the Anacostia River
- Anacostia River Explorers (free educational river boat tours)
- Aquatic Resource Education Center (AREC) (located in Anacostia Park, SE DC)
- Fishing license
More opportunities
- Green Trades DC (paid training to become an electrician)
- Green Maintenance training (paid training to learn rain garden maintenance)
- Reuse DC
- LinkU (Connect with resources in your area, sponsored by DC Department of Health)
- Product Stewardship Programs
- Responsible battery and electronics disposal
- Responsible house paint disposal
- Looking for ways to green your business and make it more sustainable? Visit Commercial Green Incentives.
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