|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mon, 18th Oct 2021 15:01:00 |
|
It’s Monday, October 18, and the Biden administration wants to increase community solar |
The Biden administration plans to power the equivalent of 5 million homes using community solar systems by 2025, according to an announcement made earlier this month. Community solar, the Department of Energy said, will be a critical tool for lowering energy costs for low-income and disadvantaged homes. Low-income households experience an energy burden three times that of the typical American household.
Community solar offers a solution to families that can’t access rooftop solar because of affordability, suboptimal roof conditions, or because they’re renting. With community solar, households subscribe to a nearby consolidated solar array in exchange for a discount on their electric bill each month. Currently, the country has enough community solar systems to power 600,000 households.
In a statement, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said, “Community solar is one of the most powerful tools we have to provide affordable solar energy to all American households, regardless of whether they own a home or have a roof suitable for solar panels.”
The Department of Energy estimates that reaching the target of 5 million homes by 2025, a 700 percent increase from today’s levels, will save households $1 billion in energy costs.
Read original full article
|
| |
|
|
Back to Featured Articles
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy News
|
|
| |
| |
