Home energy upgrade programs in Pasco County
Pasco County sits directly north of Hillsborough and Pinellas and has absorbed much of the Tampa Bay area's outward growth. Dade City is the county seat; Wesley Chapel and New Port Richey are its main population centers.
County at a glance
- County seat
- Dade City
- Region
- Tampa Bay
- Population
- 620,000
- Electric utility
- Duke Energy Florida, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative
- IECC climate zone
- 2A
- Typical summer high
- 92°F
Housing stock and where the savings are
Pasco contains two very different housing markets. West Pasco — Hudson, Port Richey, New Port Richey — has a dense concentration of 1970s and 1980s retirement-community housing, much of it small, single-story, and never substantially updated. East Pasco around Wesley Chapel is dominated by post-2000 construction. The western half is where retrofit work typically produces the largest bill change.
Who provides your electricity
Duke Energy Florida serves most of Pasco, with Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative covering rural eastern and northern portions of the county.
What makes this county different
Pasco's older west-side communities also have a high share of fixed-income homeowners, where the practical barrier to an HVAC or insulation upgrade is upfront cost rather than willingness — the case $0-down structures are designed for.
Communities served
Homeowners across the county are eligible, including:
- New Port Richey
- Wesley Chapel
- Land O' Lakes
- Zephyrhills
- Dade City
- Hudson