(AGENPARL) – lun 22 luglio 2024 Issued: Jul 22, 2024 (2:24pm EDT)
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Massachusetts to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven
solutions to cut climate pollution across New England
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected
by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to
tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice
BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris
Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency announced the general competition selection of the New
England Heat Pump Accelerator to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution
Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the
climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and
accelerate America’s clean energy transition.
The New England Heat Pump Accelerator is a coalition application led by
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in partnership
with the Maine Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future,
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services, and Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources. The
selected application will fund projects across Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island that will rapidly accelerate
the adoption of cold-climate air-source heat pumps, heat pump water heaters,
and ground source heat pumps. The project will support coalition partners in
providing resources for more than 500,000 single-family and multifamily
residential buildings.
“President Biden believes in the power of community-driven solutions to
fight climate change, protect public health, and grow our economy. Thanks to
his leadership, the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program will deliver
unprecedented resources to states, local governments, and Tribes to fund the
solutions that work best in their communities,” said EPA Administrator
Michael S. Regan. “Selected recipients have put forward ambitious plans to
advance sustainable agriculture, deploy clean industrial technologies, cut
emissions and energy costs in homes and commercial buildings, and provide
cost- and energy-efficient heating and cooling to communities, creating
economic and workforce development opportunities along the way.”
“No community should have to worry about a future of heat waves, flooding,
and sea level rise; and every community should be able to seize the
opportunities of a transition to a clean energy future. Today’s announcement
underscores our commitment to addressing the climate crisis head-on through
collaborative, community-driven solutions,” said EPA Regional Administrator
David W. Cash. “The $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant for the
New England Heat Pump Accelerator will not only advance our region’s clean
energy transition and create good jobs, but also deliver significant benefits
to our communities by improving air quality, reducing energy costs, and
fostering environmental justice. By working together, Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island are setting a powerful example
of regional cooperation and innovation in tackling climate change.”
“This grant will be transformational for Massachusetts’ families, making
heat pumps more accessible for low-income families and accelerating our
transition away from fossil fuels. I am grateful for my colleagues’
partnership in helping secure this funding,” said U.S. Senator Elizabeth
Warren.
“We worked hard to build historic programs like the $4.6 billion Climate
Pollution Reduction Grant program into the Inflation Reduction Act—another
cornerstone achievement of the Biden-Harris administration—and it is so
exciting to see those investments flow directly to Massachusetts with this
landmark $450 million award for the New England Heat Pump Accelerator,” said
Senator Edward J. Markey, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air,
Climate, and Nuclear Safety. “This accelerator will speed along the adoption
of budget-saving, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems, pumping relief
into homes all around the Commonwealth.”
“Through community-driven grants, we are helping families lower their energy
bills and stay cool in the summer — all while protecting our planet,” said
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark. “This is just the latest example of how
Democrats are fighting for the health, safety, and prosperity of everyday
Americans. I’m grateful for the partnership of the Biden-Harris
Administration for helping to deliver this win to MA-5. Every day, we are
working together to prove what’s possible when we invest in the American
people.”
“Heat pumps are a critical tool in the fight to make it more affordable for
Massachusetts families to keep their houses warm during the winter and cool
during the summer,” said Congresswoman Lori Trahan. “This significant
federal investment, made possible by President Biden and Vice President
Harris’s Inflation Reduction Act, will lower utility bills here in the
Commonwealth and across New England while reducing our dependence on expensive
and volatile fossil fuels.”
“Through the Accelerator, we’ll be able to deliver affordable and
cutting-edge heating and cooling technologies to families and businesses
across New England. Our administration is proud of the bipartisan
collaboration with our partner states that is delivering $450 million at this
critical juncture in our response to climate change. We believe that climate
change is our greatest threat and greatest opportunity – with the Climate
Pollution Reduction Grant, this is an opportunity to lower costs, increase
comfort, and drive down emissions,” said Governor Maura Healey.
EPA made its selections through a rigorous grants competition that was
designed to be fair and impartial. The Agency reviewed nearly 300 applications
that were submitted by entities from across the country and requested a total
of nearly $33 billion in funding.  
The 25 selected applications—from states, a Tribe, local governments, and
coalitions of these entities—will receive federal funding to implement local
and regional solutions. Many of these projects can be expanded and provide
examples that other states, local governments, Tribes, and even businesses can
replicate in their work to tackle the climate crisis.
Together, these selected projects will implement ambitious climate pollution
reduction measures designed by states, Tribes, and local governments that will
achieve significant cumulative GHG reductions by 2030 and beyond. When
estimates provided by all selected applicants are combined, the proposed
projects would reduce greenhouse gas pollution by as much as 971 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050, roughly the emissions from 5
million average homes’ energy use each year for over 25 years.
EPA expects to announce up to an additional $300 million in selections under
the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program for Tribes, Tribal consortia,
and territories later this summer.
State, Tribal, and local action is vital to deliver on the President’s
commitment to reduce climate pollution by over 50 percent by 2030 and achieve
net-zero emissions no later than 2050. The innovative measures contained in
the selected applications, developed with input from local communities, are
expected to achieve substantial public health benefits such as reducing
exposure to extreme heat, improving air quality, reducing energy burden for
lower income Americans, improving climate resilience, and providing workforce
and economic development opportunities, particularly in low-income and
disadvantaged communities.
The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants advance President Biden’s historic
Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure 40 percent of the overall benefits
of certain climate, clean energy, and other federal investments flow to
disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and
overburdened by pollution.  
The grants will fund projects supporting the deployment of technologies and
programs to reduce greenhouse gases and other harmful pollution across the
country and build the infrastructure, housing, industry, and competitive
economy needed for a clean energy future. These grants will also help
businesses capitalize on new opportunities, spur economic growth and job
creation in new and growing industries, and support development of training
programs to prepare workers. EPA expects to award the funds later this year,
once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
Many of the proposed projects contained in the selected applications announced
today, as well as the $250 million in planning grant funding that EPA is
providing under the CPRG program for development of Climate Action Plans by
state, local, and Tribal governments across the country, will complement the
Biden-Harris Administration’s historic federal actions and national climate
strategies across sectors. Those include: the U.S. National Blueprint for
Transportation Decarbonization, the Administration’s efforts to achieve 100%
clean electricity by 2035 and make zero emissions construction common practice
by 2030, the Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, the U.S. Buildings
Decarbonization Blueprint, the Administration’s climate-smart agriculture
efforts and Nature Based Solutions Roadmap, the U.S. Methane Emissions
Reduction Action Plan, the National Climate Resilience Framework, and more.
Learn more about the selected applications
Learn more about the CPRG program
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