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👏 Governor Ned Lamont, Commissioner Katie Scharf Dykes, and Connecticut’s Congressional delegation have announced a $450 million grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition. This coalition, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island, will drive the adoption of affordable electric heat pumps across the region. Connecticut’s share, led by the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is estimated at up to $100 million. This funding will: 🔹 Boost adoption of cold-climate air-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and ground-source heat pumps 🔹 Reduce emissions and improve health outcomes 🔹 Create good-paying careers in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical sectors 🔹 Ensure benefits for underserved communities through the EPA’s Justice40 initiative. Additionally, Connecticut will receive $54 million for zero-emission freight truck infrastructure and $9.4 million for a geothermal heat pump system in New Haven. This is a significant step towards a cleaner, more sustainable future for New England. 📄 For even more on this monumental announcement and award, read the press release: https://lnkd.in/ecryfarN New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources Maine Governor's Energy Office #HeatPumps #EnergyEfficiency #AffordableEnergy #AirQuality #WorkforceDevelopment #EconomicDevelopment
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Great news for Elm City Communities as our families may benefit from geothermal at our future Union Square development!
Congratulations! "I am ecstatic." - we need all the heat pumps we can get in New England.
Great news! So excited for CT!
Heat pumps are transforming Maine -- glad to see CT adopting them too. Zero Emissions Freight sounds marvelous.
Big news! Congratulations! The Northeast is leading the way for the country.
Congratulations
Please spend these hard-earned tax dollars as carefully as if they were your own...because some of them are your own, and mine too. Any estimated ROI for this spending?
Congratulations to CT DEEP and the entire team!
Director of the Office of Climate Planning
1moIncredibly proud and grateful to be part of such an amazing team at CT DEEP. Together the DEEP Air, Climate, and Energy staff can do great things for our environment and the communities we serve!