Sec. 204. State administered rebates for reductions in home energy use not measured by meters
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In carrying out the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall provide grants to States to carry out programs that to provide rebates in accordance with this section for home energy efficiency retrofits for which the reductions in home energy use are not able to be modeled or measured in a manner that would qualify for a rebate under section 203. In order to receive a grant under this section a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes a plan to implement a State program that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c).
Not later than 60 days after receipt of a completed application for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall either approve the application or provide to the applicant an explanation for denying the application. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish minimum criteria for a State program to meet to qualify for funding under this section, including— that the State program be carried out by the applicable State energy office or a designee with an established history carrying out data-driven, evaluated, and verified programs; that a rebate be provided under a State program only for a home energy efficiency retrofit that— is completed by a contractor who meets minimum training requirements, certification requirements, and other requirements established by the Secretary; includes installation of one or more home energy efficiency retrofit measures for a home that together are shown to achieve, a minimum of a 20 percent reduction in home energy use from the baseline energy use of the home, where such energy use is not measured through a meter; does not include installation of any measure that the Secretary determines does not improve whole building energy performance of the home, such as a pool pump, pool heater, or spa; and includes, after installation of the applicable home energy efficiency retrofit measures, a test-out procedure conducted in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary of such measures to ensure— the safe operation of all systems post retrofit; and that all improvements are included in, and have been installed according to— manufacturers’ installation specifications; and all applicable State and local codes or equivalent standards approved by the Secretary; that the State program utilize methods and procedures approved by the Secretary for determining and documenting— the baseline energy use of a home; and the reductions in weather-normalized energy use of a home resulting from the implementation of a home energy efficiency retrofit; and that the State program provide that a rebate may not be claimed with respect to a home for a home energy efficiency retrofit if a rebate may be provided for such home energy efficiency retrofit under a State program under section 203.
If the Secretary determines that a State is not implementing a State program that was approved pursuant to subsection
(b)and that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c), the Secretary may, after providing the State a period of at least 90 days to meet such criteria, withhold grant funds under this section from the State. A State may use up to 10 percent of a grant received under this section for the costs of administering a State program approved pursuant to subsection
(b)and that meets the minimum criteria under subsection (c).