HEAT PUMPS FOR HEAP RECIPIENTS Submitted by Sean Welsh, Community Energy Advisor
As of February 2022, there is $26 million available for HEAP recipients across NYS to change their heating systems to heat pumps. Some details: • Up to $20,000 per household. • Available to renters and homeowners. • Home must meet levels of insulation (and part of funding can be used to bring them up to needed levels). • Heating systems must be
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Energy Advisor, at at least 5 years old. sw288@cornell.edu or • Residents must have a 845-292-6180 ext. 127. valid HEAP award letter from the current program year (dated after October Sources: Home Heating Systems. Energy.gov. 1st, 2021). (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2022, from https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/ • For air-source heat pumps or ground-source home-heating-systems Winter energy saving tips. Cornell (geothermal) systems. Cooperative Extension. (n.d.). January 26, 2022, from • Work must be completed Retrieved http://madisoncountycce.org/ by a professional heat energy/energy-saving-tips/ winter-energy-saving-tips pump installer before September 30th, 2022. For help applying, or to learn more about any of these offerings, Orange, Ulster, Rockland and Sullivan County residents should reach out to Sean Welsh, Community
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