Connecticut Announces Home-Warming, Energy-Saving Program
Connecticut residents in the City of New Haven may see lowering energy bills resulting from the city’s new partnership with New England Smart Energy Group, Mayor Justin Elicker recently announced.
The new Energy Efficient Elm City Program will provide residents access to low or no-cost energy-saving and home-warming installations, as well as guidance from energy experts. The program will cover 1,250 eligible residents or 725 households making up to 80 percent area median income — $83,650 in a three-person household — to warm their homes and pay for costly heating bills.
“It’s winter and it’s cold outside but we’re trying to make sure that it’s warm inside — and warmer and warmer because of this incredible program that we are talking about today,” Elicker said at a press conference. “The average household saves 10 to 30 percent of their annual energy bills with just weatherization and several energy efficiency upgrades alone.”
According to Yale Daily News, As a part of the initiative, recipients will have access to home energy assessments, weatherization and insulation installments, heat pump systems and electrical panel upgrades for little to no cost. Efficient renovations will reduce energy usage, and in turn, reduce carbon emissions tied to leakage, Elicker said.
Elicker emphasized that beyond curbing climate change, the program will also incidentally lessen the exorbitant costs of household energy bills. This crystalizes the threefold impact of making houses warmer, decreasing environmental strain and making the day-to-day more affordable.
