A program run by a pair of Alaska nonprofits has started paying out grants for new electric heat pump installations in homes from Metlakatla to Kodiak.
The grants range from $4,000 to $8,500 per household, depending on income, and are intended to reduce home heating costs while also reducing pollution from burning fossil fuels.
The coastal Alaska program is just starting up, with funds paid out or pending for about 15 installations as of Dec. 2, said Jessie Huff, energy program manager for the Southeast Conference.
"We have at least 300 applications in the works right now," she told the region...
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