low income households

February 1, 2024
Community solar developer Reactivate has partnered with US retailer Walmart and US Bancorp Impact Finance, a subsidiary of financing entity US Bank, to develop solar projects in Illinois and New York, US.
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October 17, 2023
After the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, growth of community solar is expected to accelerate due to federal and state-level laws.
June 30, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the US has launched a US$7 billion competitive grant competition to offer low-income households access to solar energy.
June 8, 2023
Ohio House has introduced a solar bill that will accelerate the growth of community solar development under a state-wide pilot programme.
February 14, 2023
The US Department of Treasury has released guidance on two Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) programmes aimed at low-income and coal communities.
March 18, 2022
Subsidies could still be an important driving force of solar adoption among low- and moderate-income (LMI) households in the US given the relatively high up-front cost of installing PV systems, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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March 17, 2022
Following the formation earlier this year of community solar developer and operator Reactivate, PV Tech Premium talks with the business’s head of EPC, Utopia Hill, about its strategy of partnering with smaller contractors and the challenges it could face as it bids to reach 3GW of installed capacity.
March 3, 2022
Falling PV prices and expanded financing options have contributed to a rise in rooftop solar deployment among lower-income households in the US in recent years, a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has said.
May 26, 2017
This week's Movers & Shakers covers both expansions into new territories and new business ventures. A long-term member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission resigns, while the SEIA gains two new board members. Also, GRID Alternatives and Washington DC launch a new solar training programme for low-income residents.
May 18, 2017
News in Brief: NV Energy partners with CLEAResult for a low-income solar pilot programme, San Jose green lights California’s largest community choice programme, Crius Solar partners with Solar Alliance and Campbell's Soup gets a 4.4MW solar array.

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