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The Connecticut General Assembly has passed an emergency bill to spend $17 million on the state’s federally funded winter heating assistance programs.
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Energy experts from the state’s two major power companies, Eversource and United Illuminating, say caulking, weather stripping and frequent equipment cleaning can keep your house warm and the electricity bill down this winter.
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Will Connecticut's heating aid program run dry this winter? CT legislative leaders say they may need a special session in January to supplement CEAP.
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The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program has allocated more than $3.5 billion across the country to help Americans pay their heat bills as colder weather approaches and energy costs remain high.
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Connecticut families on emergency heating assistance could get nearly $1,000 less in government aid this winter without more state support.
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Connecticut residents are campaigning for lower heat and oil costs — and more federal assistance to cover the bill.
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The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program’s coffers have been swelled with $30 million in additional American Rescue Plan Act money approved by state lawmakers last November, and another $20 million from the federal omnibus spending package passed by Congress last December.
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Long Island climate activists rallied this week for Governor Kathy Hochul to include in her next state budget proposal a measure that would require new buildings to be all electric. The law would make New York the first state with a plan to end the use of fossil fuels in new construction.
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Energy prices are soaring this winter, but Connecticut and Long Island residents have options for financial relief.
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Connecticut will receive $21 million in emergency supplemental funding to help heat low-income homes this winter season.