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Charlottesville Gas Energy Efficiency Program (CGEEP)
Run by City of Charlottesville Department of Utilities (Charlottesville Gas), with Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)
Free weatherization (air sealing, attic insulation, pipe insulation, thermostats) for income-qualified Charlottesville Gas customers in the City or Albemarle County who heat with a gas furnace or boiler. Homeowners and renters.
Amounts
How much you get
No-cost energy efficiency upgrades done through LEAP; no dollar cap is published.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these, plus one that applies only in some cases.
Charlottesville Gas customer (City or Albemarle County).
Last year's combined household income from all sources at or below the limit for your household size (higher limits if the account holder is 60 or older). Households getting State Fuel Assistance, Rent Relief or Tax Relief can skip the income section of the application.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $74,800 2 $85,450 3 $96,150 4 $106,800 5 $115,350 6 $123,900 Must use natural gas for home and/or water heating, and heat the home with a gas furnace or boiler (a gas fireplace doesn't count).
Single-family homes, including duplexes and townhouses.
Homeowners and renters; renters need written approval from the landlord.
What to doRenters have the landlord sign the City's Landlord Authorization Form.
- Only in some cases
If the account holder is 60 or older, the income limit is $99,840 for a household of 1 and $114,336 for a household of 2.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
First come, first served; no end date published.
- Check you're a Charlottesville Gas customer heating with a gas furnace or boiler.
- Complete the No Cost Home Weatherization (CGEEP) application.
Include income documents (W-2s, 1099s or last year's federal return) unless you get State Fuel Assistance, Rent Relief or Tax Relief. Renters add the Landlord Authorization Form.
- Mail it or drop it off at the Utilities Administration Building.
305 4th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (Attn Ryan Willis).
- LEAP schedules and performs the upgrades.
CGEEP application
Income documentation (W-2s
1099s or federal tax return)
Landlord Authorization Form (renters)
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailCharlottesville Gas Energy Efficiency Program (CGEEP) Application
Questions about applying434-970-3686
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 Charlottesville Gas Energy Efficiency Program (CGEEP) pay?
Work done at no cost. No-cost energy efficiency upgrades done through LEAP; no dollar cap is published.
Does it matter where I live?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Charlottesville, Virginia. See Do I qualify for the details.
Is there an income limit?
Last year's combined household income from all sources at or below the limit for your household size (higher limits if the account holder is 60 or older). Households getting State Fuel Assistance, Rent Relief or Tax Relief can skip the income section of the application.
Do renters qualify?
Homeowners and renters; renters need written approval from the landlord. Renters have the landlord sign the City's Landlord Authorization Form.
What’s the deadline?
No fixed deadline. Apply any time while it’s open.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 2026.
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