“Solar energy not only serves our planet by reducing pollution and battling climate change, it also serves people by lowering their energy bills”.
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It’s meant to make community solar a viable alternative to rooftop solar, which is not available to about half of households and businesses, often because they rent.
“These projects are very important to Jordan and are part of the country’s national energy strategy that entails increasing reliance on renewable energy resources”.
The government set a target of installing 300 megawatts of solar power at federally subsidized housing by 2020, up from an earlier goal of 100 megawatts, according to a statement Tuesday.
Outside the federal sector, a coalition of public housing authorities in states such as Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Texas, and Florida have agreed to install solar panels in order to help meet the administration’s goal.
Mr Casey said most of his customers were people who had done some research for themselves and found that solar would offer them better value for money, even with the initial installation costs.
Construction has started on the project, which is due to be completed by the end of this year.
Obama last April announced plans to train up to 75,000 new solar industry workers.
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Following through on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to expand access to renewable energy, the PSC is working to establish an innovative program that would empower low-income families, renters and millions of other New Yorkers to choose solar.
