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Utilities and the Home Energy Rebates

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Utilities and the Home Energy Rebates

EGLE will work closely with utilities while implementing the Home Energy Rebates program.

Utilities can partner with EGLE in the following ways:

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    Data sharing

    To evaluate energy savings, utilities can share customer usage data with EGLE, which will be used to determine pre-installation and post-installation energy consumption levels.

    Currently, EGLE is drafting a Data Access Plan in consultation with utilities, which will be submitted to DOE for approval.

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    Braiding of funds

    EGLE and utilities can both commit funding to different measure upgrades within the same household. This approach will enable both EGLE and utilities to spend less funding per household while achieving energy savings.

    In turn, this will allow more households across the state to receive funding. 

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    Lead management

    EGLE and utilities can coordinate to refer prospective applicants to appropriate programs. For instance, utilities can refer customers eligible for Michigan’s Home Energy Rebates program to EGLE to receive rebate funding.

    Additionally, EGLE can refer prospective applicants who are ineligible for rebate funding to utility programs. 

Get involved

To discuss opportunities in supporting residents with both state and utility resources, please contact EGLE at EGLE-MMD-HER@Michigan.gov.

Resources

  • EWR-Low Income Workgroup
    • The Low Income Workgroup is collaboratively working to identify and address low income specific energy issues, energy optimization measures, and create new initiatives that can reduce the cost of the energy burden on Michigan's low income energy consumers and communities. 
  • Utility Program Portal
    • There are many utility programs available to residential and commercial customers in the state of Michigan. 
  • Michigan Energy Measures Database
    • The Michigan Energy Measures Database was supplied by Morgan Marketing Partners as a basis for development of initial energy efficiency savings calculations and potential savings for energy efficiency programs. 

Share your feedback

Community members and contractors may provide feedback about Michigan’s Home Energy Rebates program to EGLE at EGLE-MMD-HER@Michigan.gov.