2 Hartford Organizations Get Funds For Energy-Efficiency Work

Energize Connecticut

HARTFORD, CT — Three organizations from Hartford are slated to receive funding from a statewide partnership to finance energy-saving projects.

Energize Connecticut sponsors — Eversource and Avangrid Inc. subsidiaries United Illuminating, Connecticut Natural Gas, and Southern Connecticut Gas — announced recently that 17 entities, including nonprofits, municipalities, and chambers of commerce, have been selected to participate in the third round of funding available through the Community Partnership Initiative (Partnership).

Slated to receive funding in Hartford are:

• Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association in Hartford.

• Generation Power CT (formerly Operation Fuel) in Hartford.

The awarded participants will receive grants, ranging from $15,000 to $80,000, to implement community outreach plans to promote energy assessments, weatherization, and other energy-saving upgrades benefiting small businesses, residential homeowners, and renters in cities and towns across the state.

“The Energize Connecticut Community Partnership Initiative is a powerful way to connect with customers in historically underserved communities,” said Eversource Director of Energy Efficiency Stephen Bruno. “This Initiative has proven how localized outreach drives greater participation in energy efficiency programs, helping residents and business owners to reduce their energy usage year-round.”

Established in 2021, the Community Partnership Initiative provides grants to environmental justice communities and their community outreach groups to raise awareness and better familiarize residents and businesses with energy efficiency solutions offered by the Energize Connecticut Sponsors.

Round 3 selection was based on the participants’ proposals to connect with their local communities to gain interest and increase participation in energy efficiency programs available in Connecticut.

For more information on the Community Partnership Initiative, click on this link.