LG&E and KU customers, Kentucky · Free service
WeCare for Apartment Building Owners
Run by LG&E and KU Energy (Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities)
Owners of Kentucky apartment buildings (4+ units) served by LG&E or KU where at least half the tenants are income-qualified get a free energy audit and efficiency upgrades, plus up to 50% of incremental cost for whole-building projects.
Amounts
How much you get
Energy audit, education and installation of energy-efficient measures (not doors or windows) in common areas and occupied units at no additional cost, plus incentives of up to 50% of the incremental cost for whole-building projects.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 6 of these.
You get your utility service from KU or LG&E (Kentucky).
For owners and managers of apartment buildings with LG&E or KU residential or general service accounts, including one for common areas, with at least one month of service.
The building must have at least 4 units.
At least 50% of tenants must receive help from a federal or state income-based program with an income limit at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
An owner can request WeCare services no more than once in three years.
The owner must give tenants proper notice of access to their units for the audit and upgrades.
What to doNotify each tenant before the audit and installation visits.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Follow these steps.
- Sign up.
Online through My Account (Save Money and Energy) or as a guest, or by phone (LG&E 502-589-1444 or KU 1-800-981-0600, fast path 1-5-1).
- Notify tenants.
Give each tenant notice of access for the audit and upgrades.
- Audit and installation.
The program audits the building and installs measures in common areas and occupied units.
Questions about applying502-589-1444
Stacking
Use it with
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 WeCare for Apartment Building Owners pay?
Energy audit, education and installation of energy-efficient measures (not doors or windows) in common areas and occupied units at no additional cost, plus incentives of up to 50% of the incremental cost for whole-building projects.
Is there an income limit?
At least 50% of tenants must receive help from a federal or state income-based program with an income limit at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Do renters qualify?
For owners and managers of apartment buildings with LG&E or KU residential or general service accounts, including one for common areas, with at least one month of service.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- Federal poverty level
- An income line set each year by the federal government, by household size.
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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