*NOTICE* Effective: 6/2/2020. Given updated regional and federal communications and recent guidance, Cape Light Compact is pleased to announce that the process of resuming on-premise services has begun. This week, certain contractors who have completed safety training will commence on-site work that can be delivered from the exterior and unoccupied spaces in the home. Please read our updated guidance on the minimum safety requirements at the link below for more details. ttps://www.masssave.com/en/covid19-update.

Effective July 6th, 2020, CLC offices will be open to the public by advance appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Appointments can be made by calling the Compact’s Energy Efficiency number listed below. All staff are available through our energy efficiency line: 1-800-797-6699 or by individual email and phone which can be found on the staff page. If you need emergency assistance regarding heating or appliance failure and are income-eligible you can contact us at 1-800-797-6699 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday.

Environmental Health and Engineering, Inc. (EH&E), a trusted third-party health and safety consulting firm, has developed enhanced COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for the weatherization of 1-4 family residential buildings. The Massachusetts Program Administrators are considering these guidelines as minimum requirements to resume on-premise work of this nature. All contracted vendors and trade allies will be required to demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with these guidelines before being authorized to resume any on-premise work of this nature.

After August 31, vendors are requested to train additional field personnel on the health & safety guidelines internally, with the materials provided below. Program inspection teams will continue to assess field workers’ compliance with these health & safety requirements until such time as it may no longer be required.

Download the training materials here:

• Health & Safety Guidelines
• Training Deck
• Alternate Level 3 PPE Advisory
• Work Clothing Advisory
• Hand Sanitizer Advisory

These materials will also be available on the EH&E website starting September 1.

For a limited time, Cape Light Compact will be offering enhanced incentives for homes and businesses.

• Businesses can receive up to 100% on eligible measures. Terms and conditions apply. Full details are available on the Business page.

Cape Light Compact has compiled Residential and Business Energy Saving Tips as people will be spending more time inside at their homes and business find themselves either closed or under reduced hours.

• Business Tips
• Residential Tips

A list of Federal and State  COVID-19 resources can be found on the COVID-19 Resources page.

The Compact partnered with the NEED Project to create energy-focused lesson plans for teachers and parents during this period of distance learning which can be found here.