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State home energy rebate program brings funds, jobs and training opportunities to Kalamazoo
Summary
Local contractor Better World Builders told a sustainability committee that Michigan’s Home Energy Rebate program can cover large portions of energy‑efficiency and electrification upgrades; the firm is signing up residents, conducting no‑charge energy audits for applicants, and seeking workers for an expanding retrofit workforce.
A Kalamazoo presentation Sept. 24 introduced the Michigan Home Energy Rebate Program (MIHER), a state program funded through federal Inflation Reduction Act money that provides rebates and higher “enhanced” payments for households at or below 80% of area median income. Mark Lee of Better World Builders told a city sustainability committee and community partners that the program covers whole‑house energy efficiency upgrades such as insulation, air sealing and duct work, and — when projects yield larger modeled energy savings — adds electrification incentives (heat pumps, electric water heaters and panel upgrades).
Lee explained the MIHER program has two legs: one…
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