Tag: low-income
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Clean Energy States Alliance launches DOE-funded initiative to bring solar to low-income communities
The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) will lead a wide-ranging initiative to accelerate the development of solar projects that benefit low-and-moderate-income (LMI) households and communities. The “Scaling Up Solar for Under-Resourced Communities Project” is being supported by a three-year funding award of $1.1 million from the US Department of EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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HUD opened a path for low-income solar in California (and any other state that challenges this law)
Solar for low-income housing is caught in a Catch-22. Residents in a low-income community would get a huge benefit from the savings and energy independence, but financing and installing systems on multifamily properties is super complex and, in the case of federal housing assistance, actually prohibited – which seems nonsensical.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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California’s Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing program starts accepting applications July 1
California’s new Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program, the nation’s largest investment in low-income residential solar for tenants, will begin accepting applications on July 1, 2019. The SOMAH program provides property owners with financial incentives for installing solar PV systems on housing serving low-income and disadvantaged communities throughout theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GRID Alternatives awarded $4.4 million in funding for California’s first low-income community solar projects
The California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) announced final awards totaling $4.4 million to GRID Alternatives for two Community Solar Pilot projects in Contra Costa and Riverside Counties. These first-in-California low-income community solar projects are part of California Climate Investments and will make the cost-saving benefits of solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Four ways local solar projects can benefit cities
The article originally appeared on WRI’s Insights blog. When a city decides to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, headlines follow. But the work has only just begun. Cities have many options for generating and purchasing renewable electricity, each of which comes with distinct benefits and challenges. Large, off-site projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine