Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)

LEAP provides education and outreach on energy efficiency through programming that includes a one-stop shop of who to call, what to do, and how to pay for it with respect to energy conservation and energy improvements. To that end, LEAP administers credible programs, such as the Department of Energy’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and Home Energy Score; gives workshops on energy efficiency; provides low cost in home energy evaluations; pre-qualifies a network of contractors for our ENERGY STAR program; and performs third party quality assurance inspections of energy improvements to ensure they meet our published program guidelines. Our programs serve as a tool to help local governments meet their carbon emission reduction targets, they improve the affordability and durability of our businesses and neighborhoods, and stimulate the local economy through job creation and retention. Energy efficiency improvements benefit the local economy by enabling residents to keep their spending “local,” instead of sending hard-earned money to utility companies. 

LEAP is a nonprofit energy services organization headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia with a mission to lead local efforts to implement energy efficient technologies in buildings to promote cost savings for families and businesses, job creation, energy self-reliance, local economic development, and the mitigation of climate change. LEAP’s alliance model is a community-based, public-private partnership. We run residential, commercial, and low income multifamily energy efficiency programs in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties.