Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Congress Designed Programs to Save Energy and Lower Bills — Changes Will Hurt Struggling Americans WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Energy issued guidance that will create confusion, make it significantly harder for households to access funds to upgrade polluting or ... [continued]

New rules for the $8.8 billion in program funding no longer promote electric home heating.

The Department of Energy will instead allow rebates for “upgrading HVAC and appliances only from existing electric equipment to more efficient electric equipment.”