新泽西州公用事业委员会10月27日宣布学校与小企业能效刺激项目收官 1.792亿美元联邦资金惠及364个项目
新泽西州默瑟县特伦顿市传来消息，新泽西州公用事业委员会10月27日宣布，为期五年的学校与小企业能效刺激项目正式收官，该项目共动用联邦《美国救援计划法》拨款1.792亿美元，覆盖364个项目，迄今已支付1.662亿美元，剩余19个项目的尾款正在支付中。委员会主席本·赫茨-沙格尔说，近1.8亿美元联邦资金帮助学校和小企业把老旧系统换成了经验收合格、符合规范的暖通空调与管道升级，室内空气质量更好、运营成本更低，这些效益将在项目收官后持续存在。资金中约96%、即1.714亿美元用于暖通空调工程，约4%、即780万美元用于管道与器具升级。项目分为通风与暖通评估维修更换、管道装置与过时商用器具更换两条线，补助最高覆盖75%的合格费用，优先照顾服务不足社区的学区与小企业，相关立法于2021年8月签署。
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Announces Closeout of Schools and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program on October 27: $179.2 Million in Federal Funds Across 364 Projects
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey — The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced on October 27 the closeout of the five-year Schools and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program, which obligated $179.2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding across 364 projects. To date $166.2 million has been paid out, with final payments on the remaining 19 projects under way. Board President Ben Hertz-Shargel said the nearly $180 million in federal funds helped schools and small businesses move from outdated systems to verified, code-compliant HVAC and plumbing upgrades, with better indoor air quality and lower operating costs that will persist beyond the program's closeout. About 96 percent of the funding, $171.4 million, supported HVAC work, while about 4 percent, $7.8 million, went to plumbing and appliance upgrades. The program ran two tracks — ventilation and HVAC assessment, repair and replacement, and plumbing fixture and outdated commercial appliance replacement — with grants covering up to 75 percent of eligible costs and priority for districts and small businesses in underserved communities. The enabling legislation was signed in August 2021.
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