STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Fueled by a $70 million initial investment, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings across the five boroughs will get 30,000 new heat pump units.

Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that the city and state are moving forward with a plan to provide cold climate packaged window heat pump units to NYCHA residences.

The project is part of the Clean Heat for All Challenge -- an initiative spearheaded by NYCHA, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees to develop a new electrification product that can better serve the heating and cooling needs of existing multifamily buildings, and hasten the transition to fossil-free heating sources.

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