PHOTON: Solar is for everyone

Connecticut Program Makes Solar Affordable for Low-Income Families

Churches, synagogues and mosques across Connecticut are supporting a groundbreaking program that aims to make solar power affordable for all homeowners. Residents who sign up to lease a rooftop solar system through this initiative will not have to pay a deposit or go through a credit or background check, some of the biggest barriers to going solar for many low- and moderate-income families. The solar leasing costs—initially $20 a month, in some cases—are likely the lowest currently available in the state, and the country.

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New Articles featuring Veterans in Solar

A collection of news stories on Veterans in the solar industry.

From solar to biofuels, renewable energy poised to soar in 2016

Editorials that have been published on the benefits of solar to the Latino community

Hi!  I just wanted to share recent editorials that have been published on the benefits of solar to the Latino community.  The first op-ed was published today by the President of the Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of San Francisco: http://cleantechnica.com/2015/12/14/going-solar-saves-money-for-latino-small-businesses-and-homeowners/.  Another pro-solar op-ed came out in Nevada last week discussing the importance of solar to the Latino community -

Photon Column Nov 2015

Letter: Veterans Support Solar Energy

New report: America’s solar energy margin surging

The Washington Post Article: In smog battle, industry gets help from unlikely source: black business group

**Note the reference to the group’s work against solar in FL.