Wipfli Nonprofit Expert Featured in the State and Local Energy Report

In a recently published article for the State & Local Energy Report, Deron Kling (Manager, Nonprofit & Government Practice), provides his thoughts on the many lingering questions many state weatherization programs are facing related to their stimulus funds.

Weatherization Agencies have Stimulus Fund in Hand, and Lingering Questions on Davis-Bacon

State weatherization programs are flush with more than $2 billion in federal stimulus funding, and face a tall order to retrofit a million homes fast. Many are finding that getting the money was the easy part; the tricky part is spending it.

It isn’t for a lack of planning. For months, the more than 900 agencies that administer the U.S. Department of Energy’s low-income Weatherization Assistance Program have been hiring auditors, training technicians, and fine-tuning plans to carry out the biggest ramp-up in program history.

Some providers have expressed reluctance to sink their stimulus dollars into weatherization work, though—until they receive clearer guidelines on how to comply with a tangle of stringent new oversight requirements. Read the full article.