Inflation Reduction Act
Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
As a part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program provides states, local governments, territories and tribes with funds to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants. The planning program identifies high-priority greenhouse gas reduction measures and updates North Carolina's existing climate strategies to align with the most current science and best practices.
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Solar For All
In 2024, the EPA awarded the EnergizeNC coalition with a $156 million Solar for All grant. The EnergizeNC coalition is led by the DEQ State Energy Office, in collaboration with North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, the North Carolina Clean Energy Fund, and Advanced Energy. After a planning and design period, the EnergizeNC coalition anticipates launching a program in late 2025 to transform solar energy growth statewide, enabling the rapid deployment of distributed solar and associated storage with meaningful benefits to low-income and rural communities across the state.
Home Energy Efficiency Rebates
The Inflation Reduction Act includes two rebate programs to help low-to-moderate income homeowners make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes. Together, the Homeowners Managing Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) and Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) programs allocate over $208 million to North Carolina to provide energy efficiency rebates.
North Carolina's program, known as Energy Saver North Carolina, launched in January 2025. The rebates are designed to make it more affordable for households to install cost- and energy-saving measures such as heat pumps, electrical panels and insulation. The Energy Saver NC will also serve as an opportunity to create new businesses, support more than 2,300 jobs and boost local economies.
Electric Grid Resilience
The U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Resilience State/Tribal Formula Grant Program (Section 40101d) is authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and provides $2.3 billion over five years to modernize, strengthen and improve resilience of the electric grid against natural disasters and disruptive events. For the first two years of the grant, North Carolina will award approximately $20 million and plans to administer funding to subawardees following a competitive proposal selection. Selected projects will reduce the likelihood and consequences of grid failure due to natural disasters.