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Energize CT Home Energy Solutions – Income Eligible
Run by Energize Connecticut (Eversource, UI, CNG and SCG)
Households at or below 60% of Connecticut median income get a no-cost home energy assessment and energy-saving work from Eversource, UI, CNG or SCG, including up to 100% off approved insulation. Renters can apply.
Amounts
How much you get
No-cost assessment and services; deeper measures like insulation (up to 100% off), windows, and heating and cooling equipment depend on what the home needs.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Combined gross household income at or below 60% of state median income for your family size (2026–2027 limits). Assets like your home and car don't count. You may also qualify through your utility's hardship criteria.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $48,714 2 $63,703 3 $78,692 4 $93,681 5 $108,669 6 $123,658 7 $126,469 8 $129,279 Residential customers of Eversource, UI, CNG or SCG.
No HES or HES-IE assessment at the home in the last six years.
Renters need the landlord to sign the Landlord Authorization; landlords may be asked to pay part of deeper measures.
What to doHave your landlord sign the authorization form included with the application.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Apply online through the Energize CT Income Verification Portal, by mail, or through your local Community Action agency if you get fuel assistance.
Check your spam folder for the link to Step 2.
- Your utility reviews the application and assigns an authorized contractor.
There may be a waiting list; the program is subject to funding.
- Two in-home visits.
The first is the assessment; the second unlocks deeper measures like insulation and air sealing.
- Your contractor coordinates any qualifying follow-up work.
Questions about applying877-WISE-USE (877-947-3873)
Stacking
Use it with
You can get these too.
All of Connecticut
Connecticut Weatherization Assistance Program (CT WAP)
Work done at no cost
Free weatherization for households at or below 60% of state median income: energy audit, air sealing, attic and wall insulation and heating system tune-ups, through DEEP and Community Action agencies.
Checked Oct 25, 2026
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Energize CT Home Energy Solutions – Income Eligible pay?
No-cost assessment and services; deeper measures like insulation (up to 100% off), windows, and heating and cooling equipment depend on what the home needs.
Do I need to be a Connecticut, UI, CNG or SCG customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Connecticut and UI and CNG and SCG customers, Connecticut. See Do I qualify for the details.
Is there an income limit?
Combined gross household income at or below 60% of state median income for your family size (2026–2027 limits). Assets like your home and car don't count. You may also qualify through your utility's hardship criteria.
Do renters qualify?
Renters need the landlord to sign the Landlord Authorization; landlords may be asked to pay part of deeper measures. Have your landlord sign the authorization form included with the application.
Can I combine it with other rebates?
Yes, with Connecticut Weatherization Assistance Program (CT WAP). See Use it with.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.
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