Most of Kentucky still runs on power made from coal. But state and local governments are looking for funding to increase access to rooftop and ground-mounted solar power for residents who could use some help paying their energy bills.
Solar for All is a $7 billion grant competition funded through the Inflation Reduction Act to increase access to solar, lower energy costs, advance environmental justice, reduce carbon emissions and create jobs.
Kentucky’s got at least two separate applications in the works: one from the Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC), and a second from a team consisting of the state’s three largest cities working with a cohort of Appalachian counties.
Louisville, Lexington and Bowling Green joined with 54 counties in eastern Kentucky to win one of the 60 grants available to expand low-income solar programs.
Source : WKMS
