DOE Limits Electrification in Reopened Home-Upgrade Rebates
The DOE published guidance for $8.8B in HOMES and HEEHR home-efficiency rebates, reopening funds but barring funding for switching from fossil fuels to electric heat, requiring insulation/air-sealing upgrades before appliances, and scrapping DEI/Justice40 considerations; states must adjust plans before funds are released, a move applauded by some for efficiency gains but criticized by advocates who say it narrows electrification and equity goals.