I signed. We use solar energy and it is wonderful.
Carl Jarvis
On 8/7/15, Elijah Zarlin, CREDO Action <act@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[1]Tell Congress: Pass the Low Income Solar Act of 2015.
Tell Congress:
“Pass the Low Income Solar Act of 2015. We need to make clean,
money-saving solar energy available to all Americans.”
Add your name:
[2]Sign the petition ►
Dear Carl,
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If powering our homes and businesses with solar energy is going to be a
major solution to climate change, it can’t be an option that’s only
available to some.
That’s why the bill that Sen. Bernie Sanders has just introduced -- the
Low Income Solar Act of 2015 -- is such a huge deal.^1 The bill would
dramatically expand the availability of the financial and environmental
benefits of solar power, through loans and grants to low-income
families,
public housing, and community facilities.
But unfortunately, we don’t have a Congress that passes bills simply
because they’re excellent ideas. That’s why we need to get to work
whipping support for this bill in Congress right now. Can you sign the
petition and help us make this bill a reality?
[4]Tell Congress: Make solar energy available to all Americans. Pass the
Low Income Solar Act of 2015. Click here to sign the petition.
Today, solar energy is more affordable than it’s ever been, and is now
the fastest growing source of energy in the U.S. But it’s still out of
reach for a large percentage of Americans who can’t afford the cost of
installation, can’t qualify for financing, or who are renters and
don’t have appropriate rooftop access to install solar panels.
Today, out of the 645,000 homes and businesses with rooftop solar
panels,
less than 5 percent are households earning less than $40,000.^2
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Low Income Solar Act of 2015 would take direct aim
at this problem by directly issuing grants for solar installation to low
income homeowners with suitable rooftops, while connecting other
households, like renters, with alternatives like community solar gardens
which offer solar power access through a shared solar system.
[5]Tell Congress: Make solar energy available to all Americans. Pass the
Low Income Solar Act of 2015. Click here to sign the petition.
With four times more of their income spent on energy than the average
household, allowing low-income households to produce their own energy
would provide major economic relief to those who need it most. And lower
income households also statistically use less energy, meaning solar
panels
would cover a greater share of their energy needs.^3
Low-income communities have also suffered the most from proximity to
toxic
and polluting fossil fuel facilities. Expanding access to clean solar
power is an important step in alleviating toxic fossil fuel pollution,
and
the carbon pollution that is causing climate change.
This is a win-win idea if there ever was one, and that’s why we need to
make sure it wins in Congress.
[6]Tell Congress: Make solar energy available to all Americans. Pass the
Low Income Solar Act of 2015. Click here to sign the petition.
Thank you for your activism.
Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
[7]CREDO Action from Working Assets
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1. "[9]Sanders Introduces Solar Initiative," Office of Senator Bernie
Sanders, July 7, 2015.
2. "[10]Bridging the Solar Income Gap," GW Solar Institute, January
2015.
3. "[11]State Policies to Increase Low-Income Communities’ Access to
Solar Power," Center for American Progress, September 23, 2014.
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