The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently in the midst of creating “Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades,” a 600-plus-page document that could soon become the standard to which contractors must be certified to do work involving federal funds. However, a coalition of concerned industry organizations has said that the guidelines are flawed.
“These workforce guidelines would apply in all cases where there was federal money on the line — potentially even the 25C tax credits,” said Charlie McCrudden, vice president of government relations for the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA). Because of this potential impact on HVAC contractors nationwide, industry leaders are calling on DOE to reexamine how the guidelines were developed.