State Department of Public Service staff told the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure that the agency is tracking roughly $200 million in federal energy funding, and that while some formula and infrastructure funds are flowing, several large Inflation Reduction Act awards remain conditional, paused, or at risk.

A department presenter (crediting Melissa Bailey, director of the State Energy Office) described the spreadsheet as color‑coded: green for funding the state is confident will flow, yellow for funds that are cautiously optimistic, and red for awards the department views as unlikely or paused. “Green, obviously, are fundings that we are confident in or is already flowing,” the presenter said.

Items the department listed as green or moving include formula grid resilience grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) — an initial allocation of roughly $8.5 million to states — and municipal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant awards already issued to towns for projects such as electric vehicle charging and e‑bikes. The Department also said it has received BIL approval to distribute an initial grant to Vermont Electric Co‑op for a resilience project.

Staff described higher‑risk items under the Inflation Reduction Act. Among those flagged as conditional or paused were a roughly $30 million IRA award to support heat pumps for low‑ and moderate‑income households, contractor training and weatherization workforce development awards, and a $62 million Solar For All award that the administration and attorney general have joined litigation to challenge. Department staff said the Solar For All funding remains paused pending legal resolution and that even if the funds are released, the award was conditional and could still carry uncertainty.

The department also described the multi‑state Power Up Project — originally about a $300 million federal award aimed at transmission to support offshore wind — noting most of the conditional award for transmission is politically fraught and states are working to reallocate parts of the grant toward long‑duration storage less likely to be blocked on optics.

Staff asked the committee for time to provide a follow‑up matrix listing initiatives, the lead agency, and timelines for the RFI/RFPs and regional procurement efforts now underway.

This article is based on staff testimony and the department’s spreadsheet presented at the committee session. Quotes and project names come from the Department of Public Service presentation.