Compiled by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
An informal Weatherization Working Group, including legislators, low-income advocates, utilities, service providers, and other partners was formed to assess barriers to service and establish recommendations for the Minnesota Legislature and for State WAP leaders. Within the Weatherization Working Group, sub-groups formed to look at barriers related to funding and deferral issues, programmatic equity barriers, and workforce and supply chain issues.
The Minnesota Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is a predominantly federally funded, statewide, residential assistance program for income-eligible households run by the Minnesota Department of Commerce. In 2021, legislation written, but not enacted, set forth a goal of establishing a Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Working Group. Informally established by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the weatherization working group was developed with a goal to explore ways to leverage existing and identify new funding sources to increase the number of income-eligible Minnesota households served or the scope of services provided by the Weatherization Assistance Program.
The Working Group met a total of seven times between October 29, 2021 and February 4, 2022 as a large group, with additional meetings and email exchanges by the three separate sub-groups.
Chairs: Representative Jamie Long, Chair, House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee and Senator David Senjem, Chair, Senate Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee.
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