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Office of Energy requests $24.5M federal for home energy rebates and $311K general fund for new Speed Council
Summary
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources asked JFAC for an ongoing federal appropriation of $24.5 million to run the federal Home Energy Rebates program in Idaho and for $311,000 in ongoing general funds to create a cross‑agency Speed Council to streamline permitting for large infrastructure projects.
The Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) presented a package to JFAC that would expand federal-funded home‑energy rebate activity and create a small, governor‑backed Speed Council to coordinate permitting and project tracking for large infrastructure projects.
Analyst Kellen McGurkin summarized the office’s funding history and federal grant activity, including a $15,000,000 one‑time state transfer in FY2022 for the state match portion of the energy resiliency grant program (POREG). McGurkin said OEMR’s federal appropriations have grown as the agency administers federal grants, and he described four dedicated funds including the Renewable Energy Resources Fund.
Home Energy Rebates: OEMR…
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