EPA's 'Solar for All' program awards $86 million to Oregon Dept. of Energy to bring solar to low-income households
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Vermont Awarded $62 Million in Federal Solar Incentives
Vermont will receive $62.4 million from a new federal program that's aiming to make solar power more affordable for low-income people. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award on Monday — Earth Day — as part of a $7 billion initiative called Solar for All. The idea was championed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who kicked off the grant program in Waterbury last fall with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. The effort aims to help people transition away from...
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