Last week, Groundswell’s team joined the LaGrange District 2 Town Hall meeting to report on the progress we’re making through our SOUL home repair and energy efficiency program. I wanted to take a moment this weekend to share that update with you as well. Too many of our neighbors in West Georgia and East Alabama struggle to pay their power bills, especially when it’s hot like this. That’s why we’ve been repairing homes and installing energy efficiency improvements for local homeowners with low incomes since 2020 through our SOUL program. SOUL stands for “Save On Utilities Long-term.” Local homeowners with low or moderate incomes can sign up for SOUL and receive a home energy assessment, tailored energy efficiency improvements like insulation and appliances, and enabling repairs like fixing leaks. All of the work we do is funded by grants and energy rebates, so there is no cost to income-qualified homeowners. The need in our area is enormous. I love our mill houses and older homes, but they were built without insulation and can be extremely expensive to heat and cool. Not only is our legacy housing inefficient, at least half of the homes we assess are in dire condition and need new roofs and other repairs to save the home. Up until January, Groundswell had delivered SOUL repairs and energy efficiency improvements to 107 income-qualified homeowners in Troup County and 8 income-qualified homeowners in Lanett and Valley by deploying a combination of USDA, community development…
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