High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Act (HEEHRA)

Makers of Heating, Cooling Systems Expect Climate Bill to Boost Sales

"Anticipating an increase in sales, Mark Kuntz, chief executive of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US Inc., which makes high-efficiency heat pumps, said the company plans to announce the location of a new 2,000-worker factory by the end of the year on expectations of higher sales. “We think it’s going to change the mind-set of the U.S. consumer,” he said of the bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act."

3 ways the Inflation Reduction Act would pay you to help fight climate change

"Money in the Inflation Reduction Act would make it cheaper for Americans to curb their own climate-warming emissions. . . . Down the road, the bill would also set aside more than $8 billion for two rebate programs, aimed at lower- and middle-income households. One would incentivize replacing old appliances with new energy efficient ones, as well as the home upgrades necessary to support them; and another to cut down on energy wasted at home."

Climate bill could spur ‘market transformation’ in home electrification

"Based on today’s average prices for heat pumps, these rebates could be expected to cover the full cost of installation for low-income households, according to Lowell Ungar, head of the federal policy program at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Moderate-income households could add tax credits to rebates to cover about two-thirds of their total costs, he estimated in an email.

"Utility-bill savings from such upgrades would vary depending on a number of factors. But electric appliances “have already leapfrogged their fossil-fuel competitors on efficiency and performance,” U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, the New Mexico Democrat who sponsored the HEEHRA legislation in the Senate, noted."

Inflation Reduction Act would lead to $1,800 in savings for average household, analysis finds

"A program dubbed the High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Act (HEERA) sets aside $4.5 billion in direct rebates for low- and moderate-income households that install new, efficient electric appliances. Under the proposed rebate framework, a low-income household would receive a rebate of up to $8,000 for a new heat pump, $840 for an electric stove or electric dryer, and $2,500 for updated electrical wiring, among other rebates. Matusiak said those incentives will enable 1 million households to go electric."

House Democrats' United Front

"Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) unveiled an outline for a new bill Wednesday that would help consumers buy electric appliances and equipment to cut down on household emissions. The Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021 would offer rebates to buy and install electric appliances at prices competitive with fossil fuel-based alternatives."

Heinrich Passes Game-Changing Electrification Provisions In Historic Inflation Reduction Act

"The clean energy and electrification investments that we secured in the Inflation Reduction Act represent by far the most significant steps that Congress has ever taken to spur the widespread deployment of highly-efficient, fully electric and climate pollution free technologies.

"I'm pleased to lead the charge to establish a new rebate program that mirrors my Zero-Emission Homes Act to help families with the upfront costs of installing clean and efficient electric home appliances.

"Because these electric technologies are more efficient and less expensive to operate, they will also help families across the country realize significant savings on their energy bills. This is particularly important at a time when so many Americans have been experiencing the pinch from inflation at the gas pump and in their gas and utility bills. We have moved mountains in the last year, and we are on the verge of getting something very deeply meaningful to the President’s desk."

Castor, Tonko Introduce Legislation to Electrify Households, Create Jobs & Lower Energy Bills

"Electrification of household appliances would help millions of families save money on their energy bills every month, while creating over a million new jobs in manufacturing, installing, and servicing these new electric appliances."

Heinrich Leads 11 Senate Democrats in Introducing Zero-Emission Homes Act to Establish New Rebate Program For Home Electric Appliances, Equipment

"Electrifying our homes and businesses is one of the surest climate actions that we can take right now. We can use already existing, proven technologies to dramatically reduce carbon pollution, create millions of good-paying jobs, and secure a more equitable future for our communities."

New Report Shows Electrifying Homes Key U.S. Climate Goals, and Most Americans Will Benefit

"The Zero-Emission Homes Act of 2021 would provide rebates for the purchase and installation of electric appliances and equipment in single-family homes and multifamily dwellings, with additional support for low- and moderate- income households, who spend a larger share of their income on energy than other households."

“Electrifying our homes and businesses is one of the surest climate actions that we can take right now. We can use already existing, proven technologies to dramatically reduce carbon pollution, create millions of good-paying jobs, and secure a more equitable future for our communities. The goal of ZEHA is to make the economic, environmental, and health benefits of electrification affordable and accessible to all Americans.”

"Decarbonizing our homes is one of the key challenges we will face in confronting the climate crisis. But building electrification also offers untapped opportunities to improve energy efficiency, spur innovation and provide homeowners with cleaner alternatives."

"All Americans deserve to live in homes that are good for their health, their pocketbooks, and the environment. This bill will help millions of families switch to cleaner electric appliances and save money on their utility bills, while also putting Americans to work in every hometown across the country."

"By incentivizing the purchase of clean electric appliances and shifting away from ones that pollute, the Zero Emissions Home Act will create jobs and put us on a smarter, sustainable path for the future.”

"This is something we can do right now to reduce our carbon footprint and get new, high-functioning appliances into homes.”

"The Zero-Emission Homes Act announced today by Senator Heinrich (NM) makes an essential investment in our nation’s clean building infrastructure. Clean buildings that are carbon-free, affordable, and climate-ready are essential infrastructure and are a matter of survival for millions of Americans."

“Senator Heinrich’s proposal recognizes that the buildings where we live and work, and the appliances we use, are critical infrastructure that our nation must invest in to avoid the worst impacts of climate disruption and create healthier, safer, and more affordable homes and businesses."

"The Zero-Emission Homes Act will turbocharge our efforts to decarbonize millions of homes across America – and will help create millions of good-paying jobs as we electrify everything to fight climate change. Sunrun commends Senator Heinrich for his pioneering and steadfast leadership on the clean energy transition."

"The climate part of the national infrastructure debate just got a lot more relevant to American families...The widespread job creation and the savings on utility bills that 85 percent of American households would immediately see are a potent political argument for this bill."