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Office of Energy and Mineral Resources outlines federal grants, seeks $24.5 million to run home-efficiency rebates and proposes 'Speed Council'
Summary
Agency officials told JFAC about growth in federal grant activity, a $24.5 million federal appropriation request to administer home energy rebates, and a governor-backed Speed Council initiative to streamline permitting for large projects.
The Governor's Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OEMR) presented a briefing to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee detailing recent federal grant activity, a multi-million-dollar federal request to administer home-efficiency rebates, and a governor-proposed interagency Speed Council to speed permitting for large projects.
Kellen McGurkin, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, summarized the office's funding history and recent federal awards. He said OEMR's appropriations have grown as the office took on administration of federal energy grants, including a one-time $15 million transfer in FY2022 to match federal energy-resiliency grants and additional federal appropriations in FY2024 and FY2025 to administer rounds of competitive grants. McGurkin called attention to the Renewable Energy Resources Fund (state dedicated fund for revenues from federal geothermal, wind and solar leases and royalties) and…
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