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“Wisconsin is launching its first Home Energy Rebates program Friday, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
The goal is to make Wisconsin homes more efficient and, in turn, lower energy costs.
Households that take part in the program can save up to $14,000 for energy-efficient upgrades.
Funding for the program comes from the Inflation Reduction Act. Nationwide, the federal government is providing $8.8 billion to pay for efficiency improvements. The Biden-Harris Administration reports those energy-saving measures will save people $1 billion each year and support 50,000 jobs in residential construction, manufacturing and other sectors. The Department of Energy is requiring states and territories to allocate at least half the rebates to low-income households.
While other states already have similar programs up and running, Wisconsin is the first to launch a portion of the rebate program that focuses on energy efficiency improvements for homes, like insulation and heat pumps. This is called the HOMES program, and the goal is to reduce whole-home energy consumption.”
Launched on June 1, 2017 by the governors of Washington, New York, and California to help fill the void left by the previous administration’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement, the Alliance has grown to include 24 governors from across the U.S. representing approximately 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the U.S. population. Governors in the Alliance have pledged to collectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, at least 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, and collectively achieve overall net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as practicable, and no later than 2050.
The Alliance’s states and territories continue to demonstrate that climate action goes hand-in-hand with economic growth, job creation, and better public health. While reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions by 19%, Alliance members increased their collective GDP by 30%. The coalition’s states and territories are employing more workers in the clean energy sector, achieving lower levels of dangerous air pollutants, and preparing more effectively for climate impacts and executing more pre-disaster planning than the rest of the country.
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