U.S. Department of Energy on February 14, 2025 in Washington, DC
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California stopped Rebate plan Consumers who have made their homes and equipment more efficient provide thousands of dollars as the Trump administration freezes on federal funding.
Although a few other states They have also recently stopped their plansCalifornia is the largest country to delay its launch so far — the $582 million managed for consumers and programs is at risk.
California Release The state’s energy commission said it first checked consumers in February.
“Many states have just begun their plans and suddenly they are in turmoil,” said Lowell Ungar, director of federal policy at the U.S. Energy Conservation Economic Commission.
Related plans, home energy discounts, Created By reducing inflation. President Biden signed it into law in 2022.
The law allocates up to $8.8 billion in federal funds to states, territories and the District of Columbia to greet consumers in the form of discounts.
Under federal law, up to $8,000 in home efficiency rebates are available, and up to $14,000 in home electrification and equipment discounts are available. Maximum amount Every family is differentdepending on factors such as income qualifications.
The rebates are designed to reduce the cost of home upgrades, such as installing insulation materials and heat pumps or buying efficient appliances such as electric stoves, in order to reduce consumer energy bills and cut the planet’s warming carbon emissions.
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All states Except South Dakota Apply for federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy approved these applications, and by the end of the Biden administration, states were at various stages.
However, the Trump administration proposed on January 27 Freeze expenditures on federal funds Conflicts with the president’s agenda, including initiatives related to green energy and climate change.
The fate of the court freezing in the air with the court Weighing legal challenges to policy.
The U.S. Department of Energy did not return to CNBC’s request to comment.
The California Energy Commission launched the first phase of the $80 million first phase in the fall and suspended plans on February 25. website.
Commission staff wrote in an emailed statement that the suspension would remain “until the Trump administration provides more information about the funding.”
California is approved to receive the second largest funding for the energy discount program behind Texas. (The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $689 million to Texas Archived federal websites)
The Texas Office of Energy Conservation did not return a request for comment on the status of its program.
According to the California Energy Commission website. The CEC said the U.S. Department of Energy has also removed information about the home energy discount program from its website.
However, not all states have suspended plans.
For example, officials in Maine and North Carolina recently confirmed to CNBC that funds through its return program are still available.
A spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is “closely watching any federal action that could change the NC program action in the Energy Savings NC program.”
Ungar said different states may have “different risk tolerances” when managing these plans and issuing kickbacks.
