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Office of Energy and Mineral Resources seeks federal funds for home energy rebates and proposes Speed Council to streamline permitting
Summary
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources asked JFAC for federal funds to run a Home Energy Rebates program and presented a governor’s Speed Council initiative to coordinate permitting and reduce delays for large energy and infrastructure projects.
Kellen McGurkin, budget analyst with the Legislative Services Office, briefed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources’ (OEMR/OER) recent federal-grant activity and FY2026 requests.
McGurkin said the office’s appropriations have risen as it has taken on federal grant administration, citing a one-time $15,000,000 state match transfer in FY2022 for the grid resilience (POREG) program and larger federal fund increases in FY2024–25. He summarized FY2026 requests before the governor’s recommendation, including an ongoing federal appropriation request of $24,500,000 to administer the Home Energy Rebates program created under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
The $24.5 million request would break down as about $20,000,000 in trustee and benefit payments (rebates to households), $4,000,000 for operational costs (a third‑party implementer and associated…
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