Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn. -3) announced that Connecticut will receive $24.5 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for energy efficiency improvements, including $4.6 million for towns in the 3rd district and $9.6 million for State Energy Office. The Energy Efficiency and Block Grant Program will provide funding for projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions and improve energy efficiency.

“This funding for our communities will create jobs throughout the district and the state of Connecticut, while also cutting energy use. By investing in conservation and increasing our energy efficiency we are acting to meet our long-term climate and energy challenges,” said DeLauro.

In addition to $9.594 million for Connecticut, funding through this grant program includes the following towns in the 3rd Congressional District:

Town Allocation

Hamden $ 531,500

Middletown $ 213,300

Milford $ 536,100

New Haven $ 1,263,500

Shelton $ 175,800

Stratford $ 208,900

Wallingford $ 197,500

Waterbury $ 1,015,400

West Haven $ 471,600

The funding will support energy audits and energy efficiency retrofits in residential and commercial buildings, the development and implementation of advanced building codes and inspections, and the creation of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements. Other activities eligible for use of grant funds include transportation programs that conserve energy, projects to reduce and capture methane and other greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, renewable energy installations on government buildings, energy efficient traffic signals and street lights, deployment of Combined Heat and Power and district heating and cooling systems, and others.

To ensure accountability, the Department of Energy will provide guidance to and require grant recipients to report on the number of jobs created or retained, energy saved, renewable energy capacity installed, greenhouse gas emissions reduced, and funds leveraged. Funding is based on a formula that accounts for population and energy use.