DMEA receives $197,000 for heat pump program

Last week the Colorado Governor's Energy Office (GEO) announced that Tri-State member Delta-Montrose Electric Association (Montrose, Colo.), a Tri-State G&T member-cooperative, was among the recipients for grants to businesses, school districts and other organizations interested in promoting energy efficiency projects.

DMEA received a total of $197,500 to partner with the GEO in offering a grant program for residential ground source heat pump projects. The Western Slope co-op is already a leader in bringing this energy-saving heating and cooling technology to many of its consumers in the region.

These grants, funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, are aimed at creating and retaining jobs, strengthening local economies and helping consumers save money and energy.