The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has instituted the California Solar Initiative Single-Family Low-Income Incentive Program. The $108 million program provides incentives to low-income, single-family homeowners under the California Solar Initiative program, and is the first statewide low-income solar program to be implemented at this scale.
The program will provide fully subsidized 1 kW photovoltaic systems for approximately 1,800 homeowners who qualify with incomes up to 50% of the area median income. Incentives will range from $4.75 to $7 per watt.
The program will help achieve the 10-year installation goal of 3,000 megawatts of new solar capacity set by the California Solar Initiative. The California Solar Initiative program, provides subsidies of $2.50 per watt, roughly equivalent to 50% to 75% of the general-market cost of a residential photovoltaic system. This level of incentive is expected to be available to approximately 5,000 qualifying homeowners.
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