Sec. 5. Rebate aggregators
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The Secretary shall develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to participating homeowners or contractors by— reviewing the proposed rebate application for completeness and accuracy; reviewing measures for eligibility in accordance with this Act; providing data to the Federal Rebate Processing System consistent with data protocols established by the Secretary; and as soon as practicable but not later than 30 days after the date of receipt, distributing funds received from the Department of Energy to homeowners or contractors.
To be eligible to apply to the Secretary for approval as a rebate aggregator, an entity shall be— a Home Performance with Energy Star program sponsor; an entity administering a residential or building energy efficiency retrofit program, solar program, or other such program impacting energy efficiency in homes established or approved by a State or local government; a Federal power marketing administration, an electric utility, or a natural gas utility that has— a residential energy efficiency retrofit program; and a quality assurance provider or provider network; or an entity that demonstrates to the Secretary that the entity can perform the functions of a rebate aggregator, without disrupting existing residential retrofits in the States that are incorporating the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, including demonstration of— the capability to provide electronic data to the Federal Rebate Processing System; a financial system that is capable of tracking the distribution of rebates to participating contractors; and coordination and cooperation by the entity with the appropriate State energy office regarding participation in the existing energy efficiency programs that will be delivering the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program.
The Secretary shall— develop guidelines for States and local governments to use to allow utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count the energy savings from the participation of the utilities toward State and local level energy savings targets; and work with States and local governments to assist in the adoption of those guidelines for the purposes and duration of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program.