Expanding Access to Solar in Oregon | Top Stories [Video]

MEDFORD, Ore. – $86.6 million in federal funding will be coming to the state of Oregon. The five pathway plan will provide low income residents to reduce their power bills, install solar panels on their homes, or take part in community solar projects.

The Oregon Solar for All Coalition includes the Oregon Department of Energy, Energy Trust of Oregon, and Bonneville Environmental Foundation. They applied for funding during the fall.

“It really is time to send some of those incentive dollars into some low-income homes and get the benefits of these projects where they’re most needed,” Rob Del Mar, Senior Policy Analyst said.

Here are the five pathways the coalition plans to use funding laid out by the Oregon Department of Energy.

1) Support solar installations at low-income single-family households with little to no upfront customer cost.

2) Provide rebates for …