White House Kicks Off Bid to Train Home Efficiency Workers

The White House on Monday kicked off the outlay of $150 million to states so they can train contractors who can work on home energy upgrades.

The funding is meant to fill what contractors have called a significant skills gap across the nation, which could threaten President Joe Biden’s vision of reducing the energy used to heat, cool, and light homes and commercial buildings.

That category of energy usage is responsible for 13% of the nation’s carbon emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Under the Biden plan, states will use the money to create and execute workforce training programs ...