Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman announced today that Connecticut will receive $64.3 million in weatherization assistance program funding and $38.5 million for the state energy program as part of the federal stimulus aid package.
The weatherization assistance funds will help low-income families retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient, saving them in home heating costs and creating jobs for carpenters, plumbers and electricians who do the retrofits, Dodd said.
“As Connecticut’s economy continues to face challenges, we need to do all we can to help – including working to keep home heating and cooling costs down,” Lieberman said.
The state energy program, administered by the U.S. Department of Energy, provides grants to states to design and implement their own energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
Connecticut’s energy offices will coordinate with DOE to address long-term national goals to increase the energy efficiency of the U.S. economy, promote economic growth with improved environmental quality, reduce energy costs, and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil.
