Home Energy Rebates Restrict Electrification

The Department of Energy has restarted Inflation Reduction Act home rebate programs, but with limits that sharply reduce support for switching homes from gas or oil to electric appliances.

The revised guidance preserves efficiency rebates while restricting electrification, prompting criticism from clean-energy advocates and legal challenges over whether the agency is following the law. States must now adjust their programs, creating near-term disruption for households, contractors, and administrators.