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Administered by Oregon Housing and Community Services, through local community action agencies.

Oregon weatherizes homes free for households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, $66,000 a year for a family of four, through local community action agencies: insulation, air sealing, duct work, furnace repair and replacement, and energy-related repairs. Owners and renters can apply; agencies keep waiting lists and serve seniors, people with disabilities and families with young children first.

source · verified 13 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

Oregon publishes no per-home maximum for households. The local agency's energy audit, the home's condition and available funding decide the work.

What the work can include

  • Ceiling, wall and floor insulation
  • Air infiltration reduction
  • Heating duct improvements
  • Furnace repair and replacement
  • Energy-related minor home repairs
  • Energy conservation education

Who is eligible

Income limits: 200% of the federal poverty level
People in householdYearly gross income
1$31,920
2$43,280
3$54,640
4$66,000
5$77,360
6$88,720
7$100,080
8$111,440
each additional person
$11,360 a year.
priority
Seniors 60 and older, people with disabilities, households with children under 19, high energy users and households with a high energy burden.
money
Federal LIHEAP and DOE weatherization funds, Bonneville Power Administration funds and the ECHO program, paid for by Oregon's public purpose charge.

Where the application goes

Apply to the community action agency for your county; it will schedule an energy audit if you qualify.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Weatherization and county agenciesoregon.gov
Energy assistanceoregon.gov
OHCS line1-800-453-5511

The thing most pages get wrong

OHCS's table is the 2026 poverty line, $66,000 for four, but its caption says it is 'for use in DOE Program Year 2025'. Its energy assistance page goes the other way: on 13 October 2026 it still shows the Federal Fiscal Year 2026 table, 'October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026', at 60% of state median income ($73,817 for four). The two programs use different lines.

Energy assistance can fix a furnace too

LIHEAP, applied for at the same agencies, 'may also help repair or replace an unsafe, dysfunctional, and/or inoperative heating system', and eligible households may then qualify for weatherization.

Above the line but not by much

Energy Trust's Savings Within Reach starts at 80% of county median income and pays bigger incentives through approved contractors in PGE, Pacific Power and Oregon gas utility areas.