Brandon Chafee

Connecticut will get up to $100 million to help speed up the process of attaining more affordable electric heat pumps installed throughout the state. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $450 million to a coalition of states, including Connecticut, known as the New England Heat Pump Accelerator Coalition.

The goal is to increase the number of cold-climate air-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and ground-source heat pumps in single-family and multi-family homes. These heat pumps reduce emissions, provide significant health benefits, and deliver energy savings.

The coalition will work collaboratively to promote the development of heat pump skill sets in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, and electrical workforce. It also intends to invest about 50% of the benefits in historically overburdened and underserved communities.