The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) has been selected to receive $62.45 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Solar For All program. Utah is one of 60 recipients.
The Solar for All program is designed to increase access to the benefits of solar power for traditionally underserved and low-income communities in Utah. OED said its Solar for All program adheres to the three objectives of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: reducing climate and air pollution, delivering benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities and mobilizing financing to spur additional deployment of low-cost solar energy.
“We’ll be leveraging these funds to supply grants and low-cost financing for those who would normally find the cost of installing solar power prohibitive,” said Greg Todd, director of OED. “In turn, funded projects will improve grid resiliency, lower emissions across the state and lower monthly utility bills for program participants. Our office sees this as a win for our utilities, our air and, most importantly, our consumers. We are still working out details with the EPA and will be sharing more information as they are finalized.”