Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky · Free service
Community Assistance Resources for Energy Savings (CARES)
Run by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) and its member cooperatives (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives), through local Community Action Agencies
EKPC co-op members who qualify for weatherization through their local Community Action Agency get extra weatherization work, with the co-op paying the agency up to $3,000 per home.
Amounts
How much you get
The co-op pays an incentive of up to $3,000 per household to the Community Action Agency or affordable housing organization doing the work; the member pays nothing for those added measures.
Capped at $3,000 per household.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 2 of these.
Member of a participating East Kentucky Power member co-op.
Must qualify for weatherization and energy-efficiency services through the local Community Action Agency (income-qualified).
What to doApply for weatherization at your county's Community Action Agency.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply in person.
- Apply for weatherization at your local Community Action Agency.
- The agency does the work.
Your co-op pays the agency an added incentive for your home.
Forms and instructionsEnergy Efficiency Programs - Cumberland Valley Electric
Stacking
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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 Community Assistance Resources for Energy Savings (CARES) pay?
The co-op pays an incentive of up to $3,000 per household to the Community Action Agency or affordable housing organization doing the work; the member pays nothing for those added measures.
Do I need to be a Big Sandy RECC, Blue Grass Energy, Clark Energy, Cumberland Valley Electric, Farmers RECC, Fleming-Mason Energy, Grayson RECC, Inter-County Energy, Jackson Energy Cooperative, Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Owen Electric Cooperative, Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation, Shelby Energy Cooperative, South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation or Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky. See Do I qualify for the details.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
Plain words
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Rebate Programs - Together We Save (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives)
- Energy Efficiency Programs - Cumberland Valley Electric
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
Nearby
More in Kentucky
Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky
Button-Up Weatherization Program
Up to $1,875 back
Members of EKPC's Kentucky co-ops with electrically heated homes at least two years old can get $100 per 1,000 Btuh of heat loss reduced, up to $1,875, for insulation, air sealing, windows and doors.
Checked Oct 28, 2026
All of Kentucky
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Work done at no cost
Free energy audit and weatherization (insulation, air sealing, furnace repair or replacement, heat pumps and more) for Kentucky households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, through local Community Action Agencies. Renters need the landlord's written permission.
Checked Oct 28, 2026
Kenergy Corp and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky
Big Rivers Low-Income Weatherization Support Program
Up to $1,500
Low-income members of Kenergy, Jackson Purchase Energy and Meade County RECC who get free weatherization from their Community Action Agency can get up to $1,500 more in health and safety repairs and up to $1,500 toward an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump or AC, paid by Big Rivers.
Checked Oct 28, 2026