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S.1713: Low-Income Solar Act
About This Bill
- Introduced July 7, 2015
- Latest Major Action July 7, 2015
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Low-Income Solar Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a loan and grant program for photovoltaic solar (a method of converting energy from the sun into electricity) installations in low-income and underserved areas for FY2016-FY2030. Loans must be provided for: (1) community solar facilities that provide solar energy to low-income households, or (2) solar installations at federally subsidized affordable housing at...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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| Date | Description |
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| July 7, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| July 7, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.) |