Obama Plans to Expand Solar for Low-Income Homes to One Gigawatt
- Using multiple agencies to promote adoption of solar energy
- Housing authorities in 36 states commit to invest $287 million
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President Barack Obama plans to increase installations of solar power for low-income households 10-fold to one gigawatt by 2020.
Under the Clean Energy Savings For All initiative announced Tuesday, Obama combined the efforts of six federal agencies to expand or create new programs to help reduce solar energy costs for consumers who might not otherwise have access.