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Energy office seeks $24.5M federal appropriation for home energy rebates, proposes ‘speed council’ to streamline permitting
Summary
The Office of Energy and Mineral Resources asked JFAC for federal funding to run a Home Energy Rebates program and presented a governor-backed Speed Council proposal to coordinate permitting and reduce delays on large energy and critical infrastructure projects.
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources presented several funding requests and program updates Wednesday, including an ongoing federal appropriation request of $24.5 million for a Home Energy Rebates program and a separate governor’s initiative to create a “Speed Council” to coordinate permitting for large infrastructure projects.
Kellen McGurkin, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the requested $24.5 million in federal funds would be used primarily for direct rebates and program administration. The request breaks down as roughly $20 million in trustee and benefit payments for household rebates, $4 million in operating costs to contract a third‑party…
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