Full Title: Low-Income Solar Policy Guide
Author(s): GRID Alternatives
Publisher(s): GRID Alternatives
Publication Date: April 1, 2016
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Description (excerpt):
The Low-Income Solar Policy Guide was developed by nonprofits GRID Alternatives, the Vote Solar Initiative, and the Center for Social Inclusion, to help drive the proposal and adoption of new low-income solar policies and programs, both as stand-alone efforts and as part of broader renewable energy programs. It is meant to be a tool for policymakers, community leaders and others who are working on solar access at the Federal, state and local level.
There are many effective policy tools for supporting solar adoption among consumers at large, and nearly all of them help expand low-income access to solar power to some extent. However, fully enabling low-income solar participation requires policies and programs that are specifically designed to address the unique barriers faced by these communities. This guide provides an overview of those barriers, as well as underlying principles for successful programs, existing policy tools that can be used to create programs, and examples of state and local models that have successfully improved access.
This project was made possible by the generous support of the Energy Foundation and the 11th Hour Project.