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November 3, 2026

Millions of dollars from the worst US gas leak are now available to help residents electrify homes

  • Eleven years after the Aliso Canyon gas blowout in the Los Angeles area, millions of dollars are becoming available to those affected.
    • By DORANY PINEDA
    Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES — Millions of dollars of settlement money from the largest known methane leak in the United States are now available to affected residents to replace gas-powered appliances with electric ones. Organizations involved in distributing the money say it will help create safer and cleaner homes.

    The announcement makes available the first $20 million in incentive funding from the Aliso Canyon settlement to help home and building owners impacted by the 2015 Los Angeles-area blowout. In total, the program will make $40 million available to help people install heat pumps that cool and heat homes, electric stoves, water heaters and other appliances.


     
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