Federal Funds for Wisconsin

Billions of dollars are coming into Wisconsin to clean up pollution, protect farms, create clean energy jobs and help families save money on their energy bills.

Federal funding success stories


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Cash in Your Pocket

Millions of Wisconsinites are eligible for cash back and tax credits on home energy improvements, new appliances, insulation, home solar, electric cars and trucks, and more thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

The IRA is the largest investment to fight climate change in U.S. history, helping families and businesses cut energy use and create a clean energy future. The IRA is projected to slash greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a billion metric tons by 2030.


Pollution Cleanup & More

Communities across the state are cleaning up pollution, replacing lead pipes, protecting lakes and rivers, and rolling out electric buses, thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and economy in U.S. history.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has already delivered $5.6 billion in funding to Wisconsin.

 

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Upgrading Your Home

Two major IRA programs will help Wisconsinites pay for energy-saving upgrades, offering up to $24,000 in rebates per eligible household.

Home Efficiency Rebates (available now!)

  • Available to owners of any home or multi-unit apartment building
  • Covers large portion of costs for any upgrades that help save energy like window upgrades or air sealing
  • Includes retroactive rebates, meaning even households that made home upgrades on or after August 16, 2022, can qualify

Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (coming soon!)

  • Open to low- and middle-income homeowners, and landlords of multi-family homes where the residents are low- and middle-income
  • Meant for for specific appliance upgrades (including heat pump water heaters, heat pumps for space heating/cooling, electric stoves, upgrades to insulation and more)
  • Rebates offer up to:

$840 for an ENERGY STAR electric stove, cooktop, range, or oven

$840 for an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump clothes dryer

$1,600 for insulation, air sealing, ventilation

$2,500 for electrical wiring

$4,000 for electrical panel

$8,000 for an ENERGY STAR- electric heat pump for space heating and cooling.

How is this historic federal funding benefiting Wisconsin?

The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are delivering a clean, safe, and healthy future for Wisconsin families by:

The average new homeowner in Wisconsin will save $651 annually if state and local governments use new grants to adopt the latest building energy codes. This represents a reduction in annual utility bills of over 12%. Wisconsin residents will be eligible to get 30% off solar panels, battery storage systems, heating and cooling upgrades, and weatherization investments, which can help them save hundreds of dollars every year on their energy bills.

Wisconsin residents can take advantage of discounts up to $7,500 on electric vehicles from the Inflation Reduction Act. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $78 million to build networks of EV chargers across the state. Additional funding for electric buses, including clean school buses and clean transit buses, will help push our transportation sector into the future.

With historic investments for more resilient homes, businesses, and communities, the Inflation Reduction Act is supporting resilience against flooding and extreme heat. In Wisconsin, tens of thousands of people who live in affordable housing units are eligible for upgrades like flood-proofing and storm resistance. Additional funding for tree planting projects will further protect vulnerable communities from extreme heat.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, electric cooperatives serving around 270,000 homes and businesses across rural Wisconsin are now eligible for direct-pay clean energy tax credits. Additional federal investments in climate-smart agriculture practices will help Wisconsin's 64,100 farmers lead on climate solutions and adapt to climate change.

Wisconsin's clean energy job market is set to expand. The Inflation Reduction Act introduced a set of historic tax credits for clean energy industries, including bonuses for businesses paying a prevailing wage. These tax credits will create Wisconsin jobs across solar, wind, storage, and other clean energy industries, bringing an estimated $4 billion of investment between now and 2030.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $1 billion to clean up and restore severely degraded sites, known as “Areas of Concern” or AOCs. $275 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go towards cleaning up the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern

$129 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be used to replace lead service lines in Wisconsin. The Inflation Reduction Act will significantly reduce air pollution, benefiting frontline communities with environmental justice block grants, investments in cleaner buses and trucks, and a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator that will prioritize emissions-reducing projects in disadvantaged communities.

The latest on federal funding

Coming soon: big rebates for home energy upgrades

If you’re interested in energy-saving upgrades that will make your home healthier to live in and better for the environment, two programs rolling out later this year can help you pay for them. As part of the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, Wisconsin will soon receive $149 million divided about evenly between two rebate programs: The Home Efficiency Rebates program (HOMES) and the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program (HEAR).
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Federal funding brings change, excitement to Wisconsin communities

Unprecedented levels of federal funds are bringing transformative changes – and a lot of excitement – to communities across Wisconsin. That’s why we’ve been documenting some of the many success stories of the historic clean energy and energy efficiency funding from the federal government!
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