We make sure we support investments in affordable fuel and we need a big investment in helping Vermonters transition to both solar products and also heat pumps.
Support investments in affordable fuel, solar products, and heat pumps for Vermonters.
Occurrences
Evidence
The FY26 appropriations request page says Balint submitted projects that include "energy-efficient housing" for the Brattleboro Housing Authority and a Springfield Hospital boiler and chiller replacement that would "significantly increas[e] efficiency and reduc[e] costs of heating and cooling"; it also notes final funding depends on enactment of an FY26 appropriations bill.
Balint joined a delegation announcement that Vermont would receive more than $20.7 million in LIHEAP funds for home heating costs; the release says these funds can help low-income households pay heating bills and weatherize homes to make them more energy efficient.
Assessments
Balint promised to support investments in affordable fuel, solar products, and heat pumps for Vermonters. During her current federal term, Vermont received over $20.7 million in LIHEAP funds for affordable home heating and weatherization, and Balint participated in the delegation announcement supporting that funding. She also pursued FY26 appropriations projects tied to energy-efficient housing and more efficient heating and cooling systems. The clearest delivered outcome is affordable fuel assistance funding in the same term; the broader solar and heat-pump components are less directly evidenced, but the promise was framed as support for investments rather than enactment of a specific standalone program.