FEDS BACK SOLAR FOR THE OTHER HALF

New plan will fund solar energy for low-income Americans

Robert Ferris, 7 July 2015 (CNBC)

"The Obama administration is starting a new program designed to spread solar power and solar industry jobs to a wider range of Americans, including renters and low-income communities…The program includes a commitment to install 300 megawatts of new solar panels on federally subsidized housing by 2020, and to offer loans and ‘toolkits’ that will make it easier for low-income Americans to draw their energy from solar power and improve energy efficiency in their homes…[S]tate and local governments, NGOs and companies have promised $520 million to increase solar power use and energy efficiency programs around the country…[and] housing authorities and utilities will start 260 solar power projects across 20 states…The president wants to create 75,000 solar industry jobs by 2020…and plans to use AmeriCorps funding to train workers for solar jobs…” click here for more

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