WarmChoice weatherization
No-cost home energy inspections and assessed insulation, air sealing or gas-appliance upgrades for income-qualified Columbia Gas of Ohio customers.
WarmChoice operates year-round. It provides a home energy inspection, including safety checks on natural gas appliances. Depending on the assessment, you may receive attic and wall insulation, air sealing, or repair or replacement of a natural gas furnace or water heater. The service and upgrades are delivered at no cost to you.
Eligibility
You must be a Columbia Gas of Ohio customer in the programme’s listed Ohio counties. Your household income must be no more than 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, the income thresholds used for this programme.
The 2026 household-income limits are:
- 1 person: $31,920.
- 2 people: $43,280.
- 3 people: $54,640.
- 4 people: $66,000.
- 5 people: $77,360.
- 6 people: $88,720.
- 7 people: $100,080.
- 8 people: $111,440.
For households with more than eight people, add $11,360 for each additional person.
How to apply
- Status
- Open continuously
- Round restrictions
- For qualifying Columbia Gas of Ohio customers; contact the provider serving your county.
Contact the WarmChoice provider serving your county to start:
- Franklin County: call the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) on 614-621-1171.
- Ashland, Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Meigs, Mahoning, Medina, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Ross, Scioto, Stark, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Washington and Wayne Counties: call the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development (COAD) on 800-807-9781.
- Champaign, Clark, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Hancock, Hardin, Huron, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Pickaway, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Union, Wood, and Wyandot Counties: call Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP) on 800-775-9767.