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City of Georgetown Home Energy Audit and Weatherization Program

Run by City of Georgetown

The City of Georgetown, with Santee Cooper and local partners, offers home energy audits and weatherization repairs; income-qualified households can get free work, and others can get a city-funded audit and a low monthly payment plan while funding lasts.

Open Checked Oct 25, 2026

Amounts

How much you get

Program One (income-qualified): free energy audit and, in many cases, repairs such as air sealing, insulation, HVAC or water heater replacement and tune-ups, with grant funding based on household income. Program Two (no income limit): a city-funded audit through Santee Cooper, then optional work on a low monthly payment plan, limited by available funding.

Eligibility

Do I qualify?

You need to meet all 4 of these.

  • Your home is in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

  • For City of Georgetown homeowners (a city program; South Carolina has no independent cities, so it is filed under Georgetown County).

  • Homeowners.

  • Free repairs (Program One) are for income-qualified households, prioritizing elderly residents, families with children and homes needing immediate safety repairs. Program Two has no income limit.

Applying

How to apply

You apply by phone. Program Two is limited by available funding; no closing date was published.

  1. Call or email the city's weatherization contact for an application.

    843-545-4007 or Weatherization@georgetownsc.gov.

    Go to georgetownsc.gov

  2. Get the energy audit.
  3. Have the recommended work done.

    Free for income-qualified households; others may use a payment plan and Santee Cooper rebates.

Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailGeorgetown launches home energy audit, weatherization program to cut utility bills (WCSC, July 1, 2026)

Questions about applying843-545-4007 or Weatherization@georgetownsc.gov

Your address

Next steps

Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.

FAQ

Questions

How much does City of Georgetown Home Energy Audit and Weatherization Program pay?

Program One (income-qualified): free energy audit and, in many cases, repairs such as air sealing, insulation, HVAC or water heater replacement and tune-ups, with grant funding based on household income. Program Two (no income limit): a city-funded audit through Santee Cooper, then optional work on a low monthly payment plan, limited by available funding.

Is there an income limit?

Free repairs (Program One) are for income-qualified households, prioritizing elderly residents, families with children and homes needing immediate safety repairs. Program Two has no income limit.

Do renters qualify?

Homeowners.

What’s the deadline?

Deadline: N/A

Is it still available?

Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 25, 2026.

References

Sources

This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.

  1. Georgetown launches home energy audit, weatherization program to cut utility bills (WCSC, July 1, 2026)live5news.com · Read Oct 25, 2026 · Re-checked monthly

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