Federal grants for solar power

Who will receive a $7 billion solar grant?

Washington – Today, April 22, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced 60 selectees that will receive $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant competition to deliver residential solar projects to over 900,000 households nationwide.

What is a solar energy grant?

Grants are funding given to promote renewable energy that does not have to be paid back. Qualifying groups include low-income or rural homeowners, farms, Native American tribes, schools, and nonprofit organizations. Harnessing solar energy – while having numerous long-term benefits – can be an expensive undertaking.

Where can I find Department of energy solar grants?

Where Can You Find Department of Energy Solar Grants? It should be no surprise that the best place to find federal grants is by researching federal departments – specifically the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

What is the $7 billion solar for all program?

Oops, something went wrong. Check your browser's developer console for more details. Under the $7 billion Solar for All program, the 60 grant recipients will create new or expand existing low-income solar programs, which will enable over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities to benefit from distributed solar energy.

How do solar energy grants work?

No typical residential solar energy grants are given directly at the federal level; instead, the departments provide grants to low-income and rural areas alongside farms, tribes, schools, and nonprofit organizations.

What solar projects are getting grants?

Among those receiving grants are state projects to provide solar-equipped roofs for homes, college residences and residential-serving community solar projects in West Virginia, a non-profit operating Mississippi solar lease program and solar workforce training initiatives in South Carolina.