Company gets $5M federal grant to boost production of heat pump components in DeWitt
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DeWitt, N.Y. -- Bitzer Scroll Inc. is getting a $5 million federal grant to increase its production of electric heat pump components at its factory in DeWitt, an expansion that is expected to create 20 new jobs.Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, announced the grant Monday. He said the funding comes from the U.S. Department of Energys Heat Pump Defense Production Act Program, which is designed to boost U.S. production of energy-efficient heat pumps.Schumer said demand for heat pumps is surging because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides rebates and tax credits to encourage the use of heat pumps in homes and other buildings, lowering their energy costs. The Department of Energy program is aimed at making sure U.S. producers supply the new demand, he said.