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State Energy Office says DOE program reviews leave home‑efficiency, electrification and solar plans in limbo
Summary
Melissa Bailey, director of the State Energy Office, told lawmakers that DOE and EPA reviews have paused conditional awards and late‑stage approvals for Vermont’s home efficiency rebates, electrification grants and the Solar for All program — with the latter canceled by EPA and now subject to legal challenges.
Melissa Bailey, director of the State Energy Office at Vermont’s Department of Public Service, told the Senate Natural Resources & Energy committee that several federal programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act and related funding streams face uncertainty because of federal program reviews and agency reorganizations.
Bailey described two IRA‑created programs central to Vermont’s plans: the homes program (home efficiency rebates) and home electrification/appliance rebates (heat pumps, heat‑pump water heaters). Vermont expected about $29 million under the homes subprogram that the state planned to grant to…
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