3.0.0 1713 2023-01-11T13:30:11Z 2023-01-11T13:30:11Z Senate S 2015-07-07 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-07-07T22:36:26Z Low-Income Solar Act 114 3041 HR 2015-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Related bill CRS American Energy Innovation Act 114 2089 S 2015-09-29 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 241. Related bill CRS 2015-07-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2015-07-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-07-07 True Energy Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Employment and training programs Government lending and loan guarantees Low- and moderate-income housing Residential rehabilitation and home repair Energy 00 2015-07-07 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-24T15:20:37Z 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 multi-family complexes.

The community solar facilities must: (1) be owned by an organization of electricity consumers that own a share of the facility's solar electricity generation, (2) have a certain a nameplate rating (or power generation capacity), (3) be located in or near a community that uses the electricity generated by the facility, and (4) reserve at least 25% of the electricity generated for low-income households.

Grants must be given for: (1) solar electricity generating facilities installed on properties of eligible, low-income home owners; or (2) new solar projects for low-income households and individuals, including the costs of equipment and job training associated with solar projects.

]]> Low-Income Solar Act Display Title Low-Income Solar Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Low-Income Solar Act Introduced in Senate 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1713is/xml/BILLS-114s1713is.xml 2015-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.