A $38.6 million federal grant will help lower the cost of energy-saving heat pumps for an estimated 6,100 Alaska households stretching from Ketchikan to Kodiak, including Wrangell.
The money will provide rebates of between $4,000 and $8,500 per household for the purchase and installation of a heat pump.
The funding is in addition to federal tax credits of up to $2,000 per household.
The federal grant for coastal Alaska, announced July 22, will go the Southeast Conference, a community and economic development nonprofit for the region, and Alaska Heat Smart, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing the...
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