Alaska Business Magazine covers the recently announced EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant awarded to Southeast Conference and Alaska Heat Smart!
“Every community is feeling the impacts of climate change, from heat waves and drought conditions to increased wildfire smoke and severe winter storms. We must act collaboratively to reduce carbon emissions and to address the adverse impacts on people’s health and our economic prosperity,” says EPA Regional Administrator Casey Sixkiller.
The Alaska heat pump project, one of twenty-five projects that EPA selected for grant awards, will provide financial incentives for installations in 6,100 oil-burning households in communities from Ketchikan to Kodiak. Rebates will vary, from $4,000 up to $8,500, depending on household income level. The new program, called Accelerating Clean Energy Savings in Alaska’s Coastal Communities (ACES-AK), will supercharge these heat pump adoption efforts using EPA’s CPRG funds.
“This is coastal Alaska’s ‘ticket to ride,’” says Andy Romanoff, executive director of Alaska Heat Smart. “Not only will this opportunity bring the myriad benefits of air source heat pumps to thousands of Alaskan families, it also confronts head-on the challenges of energy and climate justice.”
Stay tuned for more information on the developing ACES-AK program as it develops!
