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December 30, 2020

Power companies issue $441K in grants

PHOTO | New Haven BIZ Avangrid’s headquarters in Orange.
By Natalie Missakian

Three Connecticut subsidiaries of Orange-based energy company Avangrid Inc. have doled out $441,540 in grants aimed at helping dozens of area nonprofits lower their energy costs.

United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) said in a news release that they awarded grants ranging from $2,640 to $12,821 this year to 59 nonprofits in 26 Connecticut communities.

The companies awarded the grants under the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Tax Credit Program, which offers a corporate tax credit to encourage businesses to provide financial support to qualified local nonprofit organizations.

The three Avangrid subsidiaries have handed out $3.8 million to nonprofits through the program since 2010, according to the release.

Projects funded for 2020 include:

  • $12,500 to Marrakech Inc. for mechanical upgrades to a group home it operates in New Haven for people with disabilities.
  • $12,000 to the West Haven Child Development Center to pay for energy efficient lighting and a new air conditioner for a preschool program.
  • $7,690 to Connecticut Landmarks to provide efficient window upgrades at the Isham-Terry House, a historic landmark and museum in Hartford.
  • $9,000 to the Ivoryton Playhouse Theater for HVAC upgrades.
  • $4,886 to the Connecticut Audubon Society of Fairfield to undertake energy efficiency updates, including seating, weather-proofing and repairing doors at its facilities.
  • $4,470 to Exchange Club Center for KIDSAFE CT, to replace 19 air conditioners with more efficient models in a building used for client programs. 

A full listing of projects can be found here.

Contact Natalie Missakian at news@newhavenbiz.com

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