JUNEAU — The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. is closing the waitlist for its Home Energy Rebate program, taking what a corporation spokeswoman called a responsible action given the state’s fiscal situation.
The corporation says it will close the waitlist to new participants on March 25.
The state-funded rebate program provides homeowners with a rebate of up to $10,000 for pre-approved energy efficiency improvements. Corporation spokeswoman Stacy Schubert says the average rebate has been around $6,300.
She says the Legislature has been generous, contributing $252.5 million to the program since 2008. She says the program did not receive money last year but had enough to carry over.
Schubert says there were just over 110 individuals or families on the waitlist as of Jan. 15.
