Clean Air Settlement with Power Company to Fund Efficiency Upgrades for New York Low-Income Households. Press Release, NY Attorney General, November 10, 2008. "Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday a new program created by his office that will deliver $1.9 million to New York's neediest families to help them cope with the high cost of home heating oil. The Oil Efficiency Pilot Program is a first-ever initiative in New York to help low-income households heating with oil to pay for heating upgrades and weatherization. These measures can cut average household heating costs by as much as $1,000 annually, while reducing smog, acid rain and global warming pollution. Funding for the program comes from Attorney General Cuomo's record settlement with the nation's largest power company [American Electric Power] last year for violations of the Clean Air Act. From the $75 million settlement, Cuomo secured a record $9.5 million over the next five years for use in energy efficiency and air pollution reduction projects -- the largest payment for environmental projects ever received from a New York State settlement under the Clean Air Act."
2008-11-11
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