Solar Powering America is an interagency initiative between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support greater solar deployment. Each agency’s unique and independent solar programs are featured in Solar Powering America’s online resource library for use by the solar community. These programs support the goals set forth in the President’s Climate Action Plan, which include doubling U.S. renewable energy deployment between 2012 and 2020 and installing 100 megawatts of solar on federally-assisted housing.
Featured Resources
National Community Solar Partnership
Federal Resources for Community Solar
CLEAN ENERGY SAVINGS FOR ALL INITATIVE
The White House announced the Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative on July 19, 2016, which will work to ensure every household can choose to go solar. Learn more.
Key components:
- Scaling Up of Property-Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing
- Developing a Community Solar Challenge
- Announcing new goal to bring 1 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy to low- and moderate-income families by 2020
Solar Energy in the U.S.
Solar power is more affordable, accessible, and prevalent in the United States than ever before. More than one million solar installations are connected to our electric grid today, totaling nearly 30 gigawatts (GW) – a 26-fold increase since 2008.
