On June 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy released new Home Energy Rebate Program Notices describing updates to the Rebates program guidance documents for the HOMES, HEEHR, and Tribal HEEHR programs. New York Times columnists Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer quoted AnnDyl President and CEO Kara Saul Rinaldi for an article on how these changes will impact the programs.
Kara Saul Rinaldi, the president and chief executive of AnnDyl Policy Group, an energy consultancy, said that the programs would still be beneficial overall, with the potential to cut home energy bills by as much as half in some cases. “The main thing is that the funds are finally moving forward,” Ms. Rinaldi said.
This story originally published in the New York Times on Monday, June 1, 2026.
The Energy Department has issued new guidance that could prevent people from receiving rebates for replacing gas appliances with electric ones.
The guidance, which took effect on Friday, would prevent states from offering rebates to people who buy an electric stove to replace a gas range. It would also end rebates for similar swaps of ovens, dryers, heat pumps and water heaters.
