The Southeast Conference hopes to know by the end of the month whether $38.6 million in federal funds to help install electric heat pumps in coastal Alaska communities will come through on schedule or whether the Trump administration will pull the plug or turn down the power on the project.
“We’re moving forward cautiously, carefully,” said Robert Venables, Southeast Conference executive director.
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