Alaska heat pump program installs only 100 of 6,000 planned units as rollout lags
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Avery Ellfeldt
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Summary
A federal grant program in coastal Alaska aims to install 6,000 heat pumps by 2029 to help residents reduce reliance on fossil fuels for home heating. However, the initiative is off to a slow start, with only 100 installations completed so far. Residents like Mardell Gunn, who currently heats her home with a wood stove and an aging oil boiler, are applying for the program to lower costs and reduce fossil fuel use. The article highlights the challenges of scaling up clean energy adoption in remote, cold-climate regions.
Key quotes
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I'm doing it because I would really like to use less fossil fuel.
An effort to install thousands of heat pumps in coastal Alaska is off to a slow start.
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