Wilton Non-Profits Score Energy Grants

WILTON, CT — United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) last week distributed more than $413,000 in grants. Several of the beneficiaries are located in Wilton.

During a ceremony at the Energize Connecticut Center in North Haven on Dec. 18, the three Connecticut subsidiaries of AVANGRID, Inc., awarded grants to 53 nonprofit organizations in 22 communities throughout Connecticut. The grants, ranging from about $2,500 to nearly $20,000, were provided under the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program.

"As we prepare to celebrate the holidays, we are grateful for the many organizations in our community that enrich our lives and provide assistance for those less fortunate," said Tony Marone, president and CEO of UI, SCG and CNG. "This program allows us to help our nonprofit partners achieve ongoing energy savings, so they can focus on the programs and Services that they provide in the community."

Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act (NAA) Tax Credit Program offers a corporate tax credit to encourage businesses to provide financial support to qualified local nonprofit organizations. Since 2010, UI, SCG and CNG have awarded more than $3.8 million in grants through the program.

Locally, grants were awarded to:

Friends of Ambler Farm:

School Field Trips for Under-served Youth

• Santa Energy Corporation $2,428.57

Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail, Inc.:

Extension of the NRVT in Wilton Beyond Skunk Lane

• Santa Energy Corporation $4,857.14

Wilton Historical Society:

Replace Roof of 1740 Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House

• Santa Energy Corporation $4,857.14
• Yankee Gas Services Company dba Eversource Energy $7,285.71
• Wilco Life Insurance Company $9,714.28

Wilton Library Association:

Security Optimization

• Santa Energy Corporation $3,885.71

Wilton Youth Council:

Warrior Council

• Santa Energy Corporation $2,428.57

Other 2019 NAA grants support a wide variety of projects undertaken by community organizations across the UI, SCG and CNG service territories. They include funding for the energy efficient greenhouse at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport; Conservation improvements at the Connecticut Audubon Society’s facilities in Fairfield, Milford and Hartford; installation of a ductless air conditioning system at the Open Hearth Association’s shelter for men in Hartford; and energy efficiency upgrades at The Children’s Museum in West Hartford.