Too Damn Slow, MN Dept of Commerce!
The IRA was passed in August 2022, with specific rules about how states should award residential heat pump rebates.
Minnesota Dept. of Commerce was still asking for RFPs for somebody to "run the program" 17 months later.
Now there are "listening sessions" through fall 2024 (so I guess targeting 2025 construction sseason?)
We took a home loan out in 2023; selected a contractor; picked a heat-pump and HVAC design; even signed a contract and a deposit to the supplier. We are just waiting for !@#$ program to launch. You've had all the info for almost 2 years now.
Even if you don't give a damn about the climate, you're going to miss an election cycle before awarding a single dollar. That is squandered political capital at best, and could even risk the entire program, at worst.
#heatpump #climatechange