弗吉尼亚州长 Abigail Spanberger 释放逾6700万美元 RGGI 资金 修缮逾千户住宅保温
Richmond——弗吉尼亚州州长 Abigail Spanberger 10月8日宣布，释放超过6,700万美元的区域温室气体倡议（RGGI）资金，用于全州住宅的保温修缮与升级，惠及1,000多户家庭，目标是降低家庭每月的能源账单。这笔资金此前被 Youngkin 政府扣留。
资金将通过州“保温修缮延期修复计划”（Weatherization Deferral Repair，WDR）发放，由州住房与社区发展部（DHCD）会同“天气化援助计划”（WAP）、经一个由15家保温服务提供商组成的全州网络执行。修缮范围包括漏水屋顶、结构问题、电气与管道故障，以及霉菌或潮湿损坏等紧迫的住房与能效需求。在弗吉尼亚州的 RGGI 资金安排中，DHCD 还把此前扣留的5,200万美元拨给“可负担与特殊需要住房计划”，用于在可负担住房的新建、翻新和适应性再利用中加入更高的能效标准。
RGGI 是一个区域性的总量控制与投资计划，其拍卖收益用于能源效率与清洁能源项目。据州长办公室宣布，弗吉尼亚州已重新加入 RGGI，并通过州政府行动为住宅客户和小企业设立了账单抵免，以抵消 RGGI 近期带来的成本。
信息来源：弗吉尼亚州州长办公室、州住房与社区发展部（DHCD）
Virginia Governor Releases $67 Million in RGGI Funds for Home Weatherization Repairs for Over 1,000 Homes
RICHMOND — Governor Abigail Spanberger announced on October 8 the release of more than $67 million in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds, previously withheld by the Youngkin administration, to support home weatherization repairs and upgrades across Virginia for more than 1,000 homes, with the aim of lowering families' monthly energy bills.
The funds will flow through the Commonwealth's Weatherization Deferral Repair (WDR) program, managed by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) together with the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) through a statewide network of 15 weatherization providers. The work addresses urgent housing and energy-efficiency needs, including leaking roofs, structural issues, electrical and plumbing problems, and mold or moisture damage. Within Virginia's plan for RGGI proceeds, DHCD also directed $52 million in previously withheld RGGI funding to the Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, to incorporate enhanced energy-efficiency standards into the construction, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of affordable housing.
RGGI is a regional cap-and-invest program whose auction proceeds fund energy efficiency and clean energy efforts. According to the governor's announcement, Virginia has rejoined RGGI and, through state action, established bill credits for residential customers and small businesses to offset the near-term cost of participation.
Sources: Office of the Virginia Governor; Virginia DHCD
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