Colorado serves as model for powering low-income households with solar

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https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/2/1777544/-Open-thread-for-night-owls-Colorado-serves-as-model-for-powering-low-income-households-with-solar

By Meteor Blades at the Daily Kos

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The results can make a big difference for residents like Joe Anderson, whose power bills have been cut by two-thirds since 13 solar panels were installed free-of-charge on his ranch-style house under one Colorado program. "I felt like I kind of got the luck of the draw," he said.

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Colorado is emerging as a national model for how to expand renewable energy to low-income homes.

The state has been pursuing low-income solar programs since 2015, and it's on track to have 20 megawatts installed by the end of 2019 as those programs ramp up. The total is the combination of several programs that, working with utilities and charitable organizations, provide rooftop installations and community solar arrays to help customers save money.

One key to Colorado's success is that much of the rooftop solar work is being run by county and regional weatherization offices that already provide insulation and other energy efficiency services. [...]

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