October 2024 Policy Blog

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Kristen Cheriegate  |  ICAST Policy Manager ========== States Launch Home Energy Rebates Program The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Arizona, New Mexico, Maine, and Rhode Island have launched their Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) programs. New Mexico: NM’s HEAR will provide low-income single-family homeowners and low- and middle-income renters up to $14,000 in rebates to upgrade equipment and appliances. …

Solar and Storage Update: ICAST’s Work with Disadvantaged Communities

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ICAST has been tracking the rollout of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) dollars and helping our various customer segments access these funds to benefit low- and moderate-income communities. We are working on numerous community-scale solar PV and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects for Tribes, rural electric cooperatives, and municipalities. These include: a 2MW solar PV and 4MWh BESS for the …