Carolinas awarded hundreds of millions to help low-income families adopt solar WSOC TV [Video]

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Biden Administration announced $7 billion in grant funds through the Solar for All program on Monday, serving 49 states, six tribes, and several multi-state initiatives. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality received $156,120,000 it will distribute through a statewide EnergizeNC program. South Carolina’s Office of Resilience received $124,440,000.

The program aims to improve energy efficiency and access to green technology across the country by targeting the communities that see the biggest benefits from bill savings associated with residential solar.

Jen Weiss with the North Carolina Clean Energy Fund said her organization will be partnering with nonprofits and community leaders over the next year to find interested homeowners.

“It’s a large capital expense, and although there’s benefits over the long term, oftentimes lower-income households don’t have that money to be able to pay that cost upfront,” she said. “What the Solar for All program is trying to do is bring …