Anna Paulina Luna On Climate & Energy: Where the Candidates Stand

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, the Republican running to represent Florida's 13th Congressional District, has a voting record that touches on several programs homeowners use for energy upgrades. She voted for the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, which would eliminate the federal high-efficiency electric home rebate program (HEAR), a training program for energy efficiency contractors, and a grant program that helps states update building energy codes. She also voted for a bill that would weaken appliance efficiency standards and another that repeals energy efficiency requirements for federal buildings.

Luna opposes offshore wind development off Florida's coast and has pushed for a federal report on wind energy's downsides. She rejects the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change and has received $128,078 in fossil fuel industry donations, the third-highest amount among Florida's congressional delegation, according to the Center for American Progress. She favors expanding oil and gas production, including restoring leases and reviving the Keystone XL pipeline, and has voted to prioritize fossil fuel power projects over renewable ones in grid planning. She does support nuclear power as a clean baseload source.

On electric vehicles, she has voted to roll back tax credits for EVs and charging infrastructure and has sponsored legislation blocking stricter tailpipe emissions rules. Her campaign materials do not address energy affordability specifically. If any of these federal programs or rebates currently factor into your own upgrade plans, it's worth watching how this race and related legislation develop.