NY Gets First Shot at Biden’s $8.8 Billion Home Retrofit Program

The White House’s $8.8 billion home energy rebate program will officially get underway on Thursday, as New York becomes the first state in which consumers can get rebates for sealing up their homes or buying appliances such as heat pumps.

It’s an important milestone in a process that has been playing out since the program was authorized in the 2022 infrastructure law. Since then, the Energy Department has had to carefully build a program, issue guidelines to the states, invite states to apply, and review the submissions.

Now that New York is officially kick-starting ...