FEMA to Fund Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Public Facilities Post-Disasters

In response to increasing climate disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover costs for net-zero energy installations, including solar panels and heat pumps, in schools and hospitals.

• FEMA will compensate local and state governments for energy efficiency upgrades to school and hospital facilities in the wake of natural disasters.
• The new policy will offer funding for net-zero energy installations including solar panels and heat pumps for public facilities damaged by extreme weather and other disasters.
• The Biden administration has set ambitious goals for the proliferation of renewable and net-zero energy.
• Last year, the U.S. experienced a record 28 disasters with damages of at least $1 billion.
• The federal government is the single biggest buyer of construction materials in the U.S., and construction is itself a major contributor to climate change.

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