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Portland Increases Air Conditioning Installation Goal

(Portland, OR) -- The City of Portland is increasing the number of air conditioning units it plans to install for eligible residents. Under the Cooling Portland program, 31-hundred A-C units were installed in 2022, surpassing the goal by 100 units. This year's goal was bumped up to four-thousand units. Over five years, the city plans to install 15-thousand air conditioners. Recipients must have an income less than 60-percent of the median and be older than 60, have a medical condition that increases the risk of heat-related illness and live alone.

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