Gov. Tony Evers announced in a press release today that Wisconsin is receiving a grant of $62.4 million from the Biden–Harris Administration to help fund solar systems for low- and moderate-income households across the state.
Wisconsin is among 60 states, territories, Tribal governments, municipalities, and nonprofits across the country receiving $7 billion awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its Solar for All initiative to deliver residential solar projects to over 900,000 households nationwide.
In competing for the awards, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) said solar power installation will help Wisconsin prevent almost 2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from harming the environment annually.
The Wisconsin Solar for All Program would increase solar capacity throughout the state, with a goal of serving as many low-income Wisconsin residents as possible by offering multiple avenues to the solar power market. The initiative will leverage private capital to maximize federal Solar for All funding and build a sustainable financial assistance program beyond an initial five-year program timeline.
EPA anticipates that awards to the selected applicants will be finalized in the summer of 2024. WEDC anticipates that it will begin funding projects late in 2024 or early 2025.
