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Energy office seeks $24.5M federal for home‑rebates, proposes a 'Speed Council' to streamline permitting
Summary
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources asked JFAC for a $24.5 million federal appropriation to operate a Home Energy Rebates program (about $20 million for rebates, $4 million for administration, and $502,000 for four limited‑term staff) and proposed a $311,000 general‑fund Speed Council to coordinate and expedite permitting for major projects.
The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on a bundle of grant administration requests, program growth tied to federal funds and a governor’s initiative to accelerate permitting for large infrastructure projects.
"OMR's request is for an ongoing appropriation of federal funds for the amount of 24,500,000.0. Of that total, 20,000,000 is entrusting benefits to provide rebates. 4,000,000 is in operational cost for contracting with a third party implementer ... and 502,000 is for personnel costs to increase full time personnel by 4 FTP for limited service to administer and manage that program," Kellen McGurkin, a Legislative Service Office budget analyst, told the committee.
Why it matters: the office is managing growing federal grant rounds for grid resilience and energy-efficiency rebates. How the state designs administrative contracts, eligibility and caps on…
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