TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A state program that loans money to Kansans to upgrade their homes’ energy efficiency might lose most of its funding.

The Kansas Energy Office wants to move funding from the Efficiency Kansas program to three renewable-energy projects. The U.S. Department of Energy must approve the proposal.

Efficiency Kansas used most of the $38 million the state received in stimulus money to promote energy efficiency projects.

If the DOE approves, more than $20 million would be redirected to three projects – $5.25 for an ethanol fueling project in Wichita; $12 million for a biomethane production facility in Oakley and $4.5 million for a statewide biobased energy supply project.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Kansas Energy Office is looking for alternative funding for the home efficiency program.

 

Information from: Lawrence Journal-World,https://www.ljworld.com‘>https://www.ljworld.com