Homeowners, which of these consumes more energy in your house: space heating or water heating? Either way, Uncle Sam is ready to help you pay for some energy-efficient upgrades.
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Biden a year ago, created two energy-efficiency rebate programs that could pay some, or even all, of the costs of buying Energy Star-rated appliances, adding insulation or otherwise making your home more efficient.
The rub: States will administer the programs, and each one must apply for its share of the $8.8 billion in federal funds earmarked for the rebates. And some states may opt out.
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One state has already indicated it probably won’t participate. Lawmakers in Tallahassee voted to apply for Florida’s allocation — which, at roughly $346 million, is the third-largest in the country, behind California and Texas. But Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the measure as “woke.” The DoE has not been officially notified, so DeSantis could still change his mind.
Not gonna be long before that’s impossible. Home insurers are leaving Florida.
I really want Floridians to roll that around in their minds. The insurance industry - the most craven, most money-hungry industry in existence - is leaving Florida because it’s becoming too risky to insure homes there.
This is your canary-in-a-coal-mine moment, Florida.
They’d just berate the canary for being a pussy. After all, their boss said it was perfectly safe. Would he lie?
Need more free-er canaries
Coal fumes and methane are just the smell of FREEDOM!
Coal canaries? Heeeel yea!