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House Appropriations hears Department of Public Service budget; federal funding uncertainty, $29M home rebate and terminated $62.5M solar program highlighted
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee reviewed the Department of Public Service’s fiscal 2027 budget request on Feb. 5, 2026, focusing on federal funding uncertainty, a proposed $29 million home energy rebate, staffing changes and a federal termination of a $62.5 million solar program that prompted legal action.
The House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 5 heard a presentation from the Department of Public Service outlining its fiscal 2027 budget request, ongoing federal funding uncertainty and program-level shifts, including the termination of a federal solar program and a proposed $29 million home energy rebate.
Speaker 4, a presenter from the Department of Public Service, told the committee the department’s fiscal 2027 request includes $12,600,000 in special fund spending authority and about $18,500,000 in federal funds, with roughly $16.3 million of that federal authority intended for grants and programs. "The home electric rebate program, 29,000,000," Speaker 4 said, describing it as funding that would be granted to OEO for low-income home authorization.
The presenter also…
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