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Shaheen Welcomes $70 Million to Help Granite State Homeowners Cut Energy Costs; Federal Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs Through Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Total More Than $150 Million For New Hampshire

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) celebrated $70 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Inflation Reduction Act that has been delivered to New Hampshire to implement home energy rebate programs that will help Granite Staters cut home energy costs. To date, Shaheen has helped secure more than $150 million in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for energy efficiency and clean energy programs in New Hampshire.

“At a time when costs are straining budgets for too many Granite Staters, I’m proud to deliver this federal investment for the state to implement programs that will help folks save money on utility bills,” said Senator Shaheen. “Since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, I’ve been working to get federal dollars into New Hampshire so more people can benefit from solar, heat pumps and other energy efficiency improvements. I’m glad that the state will be making these funds available to help Granite Staters cut energy costs.”

Shaheen has championed work to secure federal investments in clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives and to lower energy costs across New Hampshire. In the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bills, Shaheen helped defend key efficiency programs at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from cuts, including securing $366 million for weatherization efforts and $66 million for the State Energy Program, which work to bring down energy bills for families and communities. Shaheen also secured continued support for the annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) that tracks key jobs data in the energy sector.

Shaheen was a key supporter of the Inflation Reduction Act, including $9 billion for new consumer home energy rebate programs. The Inflation Reduction Act’s rebate program for whole-home energy efficiency retrofits is based on the HOPE for HOMES Act that Senator Shaheen co-led with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). This program also includes workforce training funding.

Shaheen was a lead negotiator of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provided an approximately $6 billion investment in energy efficiency, including funding for residential, municipal, industrial and federal entities to implement efficiency upgrades based upon her longstanding bipartisan legislation with former U.S. Senator Rob Portman. Granite Staters looking for energy efficiency resources can check out Senator Shaheen’s Federal Energy Resource Guide. 

The following federal funds have been awarded to New Hampshire for energy efficiency and clean energy programs:

From the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

From the Inflation Reduction Act

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