New York is the first state in the nation to offer home energy rebate funding, now available through the state’s EmPower+ program. The launch of this program was announced on May 30th at the Andromeda Community Initiative (ACI) facilities in Long Island City.
L-R: Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO of NYSERDA; Julie Won; City Councilwoman District 26; Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President; Governor Kathy Hochul; Jennifer Granholm, United States Secretary of Energy; John Podesta, White House Senior Advisor; Yoselin Genao Estrella, Executive Director of Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens. - Photo: Thanassi Karageorgiou.
Governor Kathy Hochul, joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, White House Senior Advisor John Podesta, Senator Chuck Schumer, and other officials at ACI, to celebrate the launch of the initial phase of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) Program. This program provides low- and middle-income homeowners with up to $14,000 for climate-friendly home upgrades like insulation and heat pumps. (See if you qualify: energy.gov/save)
L-R: Stephan Andreatos, President and Chairman of the Board, ACI; David Nidus, Esq., Executive Director, ACI; Andriana Vamvakas, CFE, President, Andromeda Advantage; Maria Pierrakeas-Kalafatis; John Podesta, White House Senior Advisor; Donovan Richards, Queens Borough President; Julie Won; City Councilwoman District 26; John Kalafatis, founder of ACI, and CEO, Andromeda Advantage; Shana McCormick, Executive Director, The Skyline Charitable Foundation. - Photo: Thanassi Karageorgiou.
ACI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization offering workforce development programs, and job-related training that prepares students for gainful employment in the construction and building restoration industry. ACI’s Entry-Level Workers in Energy Efficient and Clean Technology Initiative offers free, hands-on training that equips low- or no-income individuals with the skills needed for rewarding careers in clean energy construction and it’s partially funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Read the Governor’s press release. 🀰
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